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Child contact over summer when usually EOW

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Nobheadex · 17/06/2022 16:08

Firstly I’m amazed my username was available!

secondly my ex is a nob head and I’m trying to sort out child contact over the summer hols. 3 kids, all tweens, one is off from July 1st, younger 2 are off from July 15th.

he usually has them every other weekend but often it’s only the Saturday night. I think he’s meant to have them for 52 nights a year.

How should I suggest we split summer hols? He lives a 2 hour round trip away, so we can’t be popping back and forth.

any suggestions?

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1VY · 20/06/2022 15:58

Nobheadex · 19/06/2022 14:14

He did 55 nights last year. He is a man of precision. The additional 3 nights he did, he refers to them as his “extras” which is when I tested positive for covid when they were with him so he had to keep them.

Actually he can have then for 52- 103 nights a year without affecting the child support that pays for them.

So plenty scope for him to have then for LOTS of extras Hmm.

Im sorry for you and for your kids, he is clearly a terrible father and human being ☹️

Nobheadex · 20/06/2022 16:28

Well yes that’s the thing. As he sees it there’s no point in having them more than 52 nights. When actually he means that there’s no financial benefit to having them more often.

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1VY · 21/06/2022 18:28

Nobheadex · 20/06/2022 16:28

Well yes that’s the thing. As he sees it there’s no point in having them more than 52 nights. When actually he means that there’s no financial benefit to having them more often.

Yes exactly. He is only taking them for the 52 nights a year because it means he can pay less maintenance.

Its appalling, your poor kids.

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