School

[Windd]

School has already sent emails to both parents stating "Please try to have child in school everyday, it is very difficult for child to catch up".  Eighty percent of days absent and 100% of days tardy have been on NCP's watch. NCP is very passive aggressive.

NCP pulling child out of school for dental appointments, not informing CP of whom dentist is, appointment or location. Possible contempt of order. It is not is kids best interest to miss school. Dental appointments should be scheduled for Saturday or days out of school.

Order gives NCP Thursday after-school until Friday after-school. Order also states child should must attend school everyday school is in session except in case of illness.
 
1) How can CP get school to stop NCP from pulling kids out of school? On day that is not  their day per the court order?

2) What type of letter can be sent to the school to stop NCP from pulling kid(s) out, unless due to emergency?

[socrateaser]

>1) How can CP get school to stop NCP from pulling kids out of
>school? On day that is not  their day per the court order?

You can't stop the other parent from taking the child if the parent has custody on that day. File an emergency motion to temporarily restrict other parent's custody to weekends on grounds that the parent is affirmatively act against the child's interests by routinely taking the child out of school, etc. Get a summary from school on school letterhead showing the absenses dates/times, and a note stating that the child is not able to keep up. This ordiinarily, would not be admissible, but in an emergency motion hearing it will be.

>
>2) What type of letter can be sent to the school to stop NCP
>from pulling kid(s) out, unless due to emergency?

N/A

[Windd]

School has already sent emails to both parents stating "Please try to have child in school everyday, it is very difficult for child to catch up".  Eighty percent of days absent and 100% of days tardy have been on NCP's watch. NCP is very passive aggressive.

NCP pulling child out of school for dental appointments, not informing CP of whom dentist is, appointment or location. Possible contempt of order. It is not is kids best interest to miss school. Dental appointments should be scheduled for Saturday or days out of school.

Order gives NCP Thursday after-school until Friday after-school. Order also states child should must attend school everyday school is in session except in case of illness.
 
1) How can CP get school to stop NCP from pulling kids out of school? On day that is not  their day per the court order?

2) What type of letter can be sent to the school to stop NCP from pulling kid(s) out, unless due to emergency?

[socrateaser]

>1) How can CP get school to stop NCP from pulling kids out of
>school? On day that is not  their day per the court order?

You can't stop the other parent from taking the child if the parent has custody on that day. File an emergency motion to temporarily restrict other parent's custody to weekends on grounds that the parent is affirmatively act against the child's interests by routinely taking the child out of school, etc. Get a summary from school on school letterhead showing the absenses dates/times, and a note stating that the child is not able to keep up. This ordiinarily, would not be admissible, but in an emergency motion hearing it will be.

>
>2) What type of letter can be sent to the school to stop NCP
>from pulling kid(s) out, unless due to emergency?

N/A

[Windd]

Thanks for you suggestion. I am in the process of sending written correspondence to the school.

I have one other question and need to know if it can be addressed at the same time under the same motion.

Orders, entered 7/05, state whomever has child on weekend is to take him to his court ordered therapy appointment. Mom has blown off the appointment 5 times, 2 being within 24 hrs. The other three there were no calls or a call 1hr before appointment time. Therapist feels child getting worse, due to mom's sabotaging and manipulation.

Mom is affirmatively acting against the child's interests by routinely taking the child out of school, etc, canceling/sabotaging therapy. Mom is also hanging around after-school program and interfering with child's playing, learning and creating anxiety in the child.

1)   How would you motion to effectively make mom's time from Saturday at noon to Sunday at Noon (Current or states child to be returned Sunday morning)?

2)   How would you motion the court and that her time be supervised and that she stay away from after-school program?

3)   Is there any other part that you would recommend be addressed?

4) What kind of information would I request Therapist to include in letter to show how parent is sabatoging therapy, how child's behavior is becoming worse, how manipilation is effecting child, how parent's separation issues are creating anxiety in child etc....

[socrateaser]

>Thanks for you suggestion. I am in the process of sending
>written correspondence to the school.
>
>I have one other question and need to know if it can be
>addressed at the same time under the same motion.
>
>Orders, entered 7/05, state whomever has child on weekend is
>to take him to his court ordered therapy appointment. Mom has
>blown off the appointment 5 times, 2 being within 24 hrs. The
>other three there were no calls or a call 1hr before
>appointment time. Therapist feels child getting worse, due to
>mom's sabotaging and manipulation.
>
>Mom is affirmatively acting against the child's interests by
>routinely taking the child out of school, etc,
>canceling/sabotaging therapy. Mom is also hanging around
>after-school program and interfering with child's playing,
>learning and creating anxiety in the child.
>
>1)   How would you motion to effectively make mom's time from
>Saturday at noon to Sunday at Noon (Current or states child to
>be returned Sunday morning)?

You need proof, like the therapist's testimony about missed appointments. Then you ask the court for a specific remedy based on your proof.

>
>2)   How would you motion the court and that her time be
>supervised and that she stay away from after-school program?

Same deal. Got objective proof of your allegations? If not, you're wasting your time. If so, show the proof and ask for a specific remedy to fix the problem.
>
>3)   Is there any other part that you would recommend be
>addressed?

Nothing comes to mind.

>
>4) What kind of information would I request Therapist to
>include in letter to show how parent is sabatoging therapy,
>how child's behavior is becoming worse, how manipilation is
>effecting child, how parent's separation issues are creating
>anxiety in child etc....

A statement of missed appointments, and then some opinion of the child's deterioration, unless the therapist routinely does standardized testing and the tests are coming back worse than the original baseline test. Then, a statement showing the differences, with the therapist stating concern about this, would be good.

You can't get too far into therapist opinion, because the court may not allow the evidence without the therapist testifying, which will get way expensive in a hurry, because of the expert witness fees.