Child Visitation/ joint custody/Columbus Day/Three day weekends

United States
October 8, 2006 5:32pm CST
I really need some help really quick...Right now, I have my daughter for the weekend and due to Columbus day, she has three days off. Anyways, my ex is demanding that I return her tomorrow, even tho it is a holiday that is not marked on our papers and it is my weekend. I really need advice (I called my lawyer, but to no avail). My daughter is freaking out (she is 9) because she doesnt want to go back to her dads. I think, due to it being my weekend, I get her and take her to school on Tuesday (its always been like that, but he likes to change the schedule whenever he feels like it. Any help here? PLEASE? Thank you sooo much...
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@ctodd75 (31)
• United States
9 Oct 06
I just found something about possession of a child when there is a day off of school. Basically, it states that when a parent has that weekend, if there is a day off of school and it is not in the parenting holiday schedule, the parent who has the child at the time takes the child back to school on the next school day. Hmmm. Anyways, my ex is upset about it and says I am being unreasonable...la la la. I am just trying to enforce my rights, because it seems like I dont have any anymore and am just doing the best I can by my child. BTW- no, I do not or did not ever have a substance abuse problem, and did not abuse her. I just got screwed by the justice system and signed what I could in order to keep her. I moved out of state with her in order to keep her away from the person (no, we didnt have an order in place yet) and he filed, stating that I abused her, etc. I wasnt ever served. Sad, isnt it?
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@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
9 Oct 06
Where do you live? I Have never heard of that rule. When this happens with my son my ex usually returns him on Sunday like he always does. Last time I asked my lawyer she said that we had to stick with the days listed in the agreement if we couldn't agree on what day my son was to be returned.
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• United States
9 Oct 06
I live in Nebraska...
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