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- From: ahjarvis@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Agnes Jarvis)
- Subject: Visitation Schemes
- Message-ID: <1993Jan1.192618.11868@newstand.syr.edu>
- Organization: Someplace in the middle of nowhere
- References: <1993Jan1.191329.11734@newstand.syr.edu>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 93 19:26:18 EST
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- My almost ex-husband would like to have this type of custody/visitation
- scheme for our daughter who will be 3 on Jan 16.
-
- He would like to keep her at his place for 2 weeks, then at mine for
- 2 weeks, etc. He lives 5 hours from us. We would each drive halfway
- and meet somewhere for the 'switch'. Means every other weekend....
-
- You get the picture. We spend most of our time with a 3 year old in
- a car. Not a fun weekend in my mind.
-
- He says this means she would not forget him, and that he is a good
- father. I do not deny he is, and she is not forgetting him near as
- I can tell. I am not sure what is motivating this scheme.
-
- To me this means she would need to belong to 2 daycare/babysitters.
- She also would spend more time in the back seat of a car than I would
- like. I also am not keen on driving every other weekend. I live
- 3 hours from the dropoff and he lives 2. Means I drive a total
- of 5-6 hours every other weekend.
-
- Anna (daughter) is shy when she first is in a situation, even when we
- visit her grandparents which we do each week. I cannot imagine her
- adjusting to different daycare situations.
-
- He is a faculty member and gets many vacations which he says means
- he gets to visit her. He gets 8 weeks at Christmas, and tell sme
- when it is convenient for him to see her. Also gets several
- full weeks off during the term, and all summer. I am lucky that
- I got her for the 2 days at Christmas, and then only because he
- came over to visit with her at our house.
-
- I find that he does not pick her up on time, doe snot drop her off on
- time, and that he will take her for a visit when it is conveneinet for
- him.
-
- I do not like the 50/50 time he has proposed, but am willing to listen
- to what else is out there. I would prefer something with her staying with
- me all the time, and he can visit during his vacations, which
- are long and numerous compared to what I get. (Usual vacation and
- national holidays off.)
-
- Would people send me some thoughts on this and how to handle it? We
- are not yet through with all the legalities and I have found that
- whe I say something, even only an idea, he takes it as fact and
- has turned some things against me. He also will tell me that I
- need to think of Anna first and not what I want... but then he
- is insisting on this custody scheme which I think is not in
- her best interest.
-
- Also, I am new to this, and would like to communicate with anyone
- who wants to. I can be reached at ajar@slumus.bitnet as I am
- not sure how long I will have access to this account.
-
- Thanks!
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- Agnes Jarvis
- ajar@slumus.bitnet
-