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Quick question re access - does anyone know if I can do this??

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furrysprocket · 08/09/2010 19:20

ExH used to see DCs on a Sunday as it suited both of us.

A few months ago I was offered a job which required me to work on Saturdays. I asked DH if he would be OK with having the DCs on a Saturday instead and he said that would be 'absolutely fine' but on rare occassions he may have to work on Saturday mornings and therefore couldn't have them then. We both agreed it would be fine for me to take the job as I could arrange alternative childcare or possibly take the DCs to work with me on the rare occassions he worked.

What transpired was he took DCs as promised on the first Saturday but since then has mainly either not had them at all or said he could only see them on the Sunday due to other commitments (work and leisure plans). DCs aren't happy being with the weekend childminder and end up coming to work with me.

With the DCs back at school it now means if he only sees them on the Sunday then I won't get any lenghty quality time with the DCs as the rest of the time they will be at school. I find myself partly hoping he wont see them that weekend so DCs and I can go out for the day together.

Can I tell him that he either sees them on the Saturday or not at all? If this is legal, how would I go about enforcing it?After all, he agreed that it would be fine to change the day in the first place. He messes us about all the time, he says saturday is fine then at the last minute changes it to the sunday or again at the last minute says he cant see them that weekend at all.

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furrysprocket · 08/09/2010 20:46

anyone? Sad

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babybarrister · 10/09/2010 07:43

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HappyMummyOfOne · 10/09/2010 19:44

I think he already has the rough end of the deal as he only gets one day a week with his children whereas the other six days they are with you. Would you like that if roles were reversed. If he has to work some saturdays too then he'll see them for just a few hours that day.

GypsyMoth · 10/09/2010 19:47

alternate weekeneds are the norm...to combat the 'quality' time issue

perhaps with a mid week after school tea or sleepover.

could you do sat and sun one week on one week off??

furrysprocket · 12/09/2010 14:20

He only gets one day a week as he moved away and won't travel to see them more than once a week. Sleepovers aren't possible as he isn't supposed to have unsupervised contact with them.

Thanks for the replies :)

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LadyLapsang · 12/09/2010 14:31

If he can't have unsupervised contact with them then can the person supervising him accommodate the change in the arrangement?

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