Childcare responsibility

[octobersunshine]

My son will be going to the local infants school nursery from 9-12 every day.

His dad is court ordered to have him Tuesday overnight until Wednesday tea time. He says he's not responsible for any of the childcare arrangements from 12 onwards and is refusing to organise anything.

I've organised a childminder the days that I have him in my care, but he says I have to pay for the childminder on his days too. The court order doesn't say anything about childcare responsibilities.

I don't know what to do. I can't afford to pay for his days too.

If he's court ordered to have him until Wednesday teatime then Wednesday afternoon is his responsibility to sort out.

I agree it’s his choice

Make sure nursery have dads contact details for his days - it’s on him

nope, upto him to pay unless he sorts out alternative

no court in the land woudl force you to sort childcare on his days

why not throw it back at him and say if it was the other way round, he should be paying for yours? he will soo change his tune

Is there any law that supports this? So I can send him a letter with the requisite law? Or is it just customary practice?

My concern is that childcare places are filling up so fast now that if he's still refusing then I'll at least need to sort something out on his days because I couldn't leave my son unattended.

I get on vaguely ok with his sister and just wondering whether I could get her with me to explain the situation. She takes his side generally but she is relatively friendly with me so may be able to put things to him. Thing is, he's living with a girlfriend, he's just sold a house he bought last year and made 80k profit where as I'm single, living alone in a rented house. Paying for childcare would cripple me but would be a drop in the ocean for him. Should I try to consult his sister? I have no relationship with him anymore, so that's out

I have seen on mn before the parent who gets cb is the one responsible for childcare as they get the childcare discount/ 30 free hours etc.
Is your ex expecting at 12 to collect your dc and look after them til teatime?
Judges rarely get involved in money matters in family court.
Does you ds go to the childminders on the other days of the week?