Outlaw

Actors: Dillon Matt,Macchio Ralph,Howell C. Thomas,Swayze Patrick,Lowe Rob,Estevez Emilio,Cruise Tom,Withrow Glenn,Garrett Leif,Dalton Darren,Sartain Gailard,Waits Tom,Smith William,Crime,Drama,

Who do I need to write letters to in order to help change the current joint custody possession order in Texas?
Where are the laws about when one parent is not upholding the educational obligation to make sure that your child completes their homework/study for test, etc… Our state is holding education as such a high priority, but there is no accountability when one parent is the educational nurturer and then one parent doesn’t even have her do homework, nor study the night before the test.

Also, what about the emotional need for children to be able to see their friends? When my child is at her father’s house, she is not allowed to have any playdates with her school friends because he lives too far. 60 miles is too far during the week. There should be a seperate law for the weekly visitations based on how far the residences are. He’s the one that voluntarily moved out so far, our child should not have to suffer. She can’t attend birthday parties or have sleepovers with her friends every 1st, 3rd & 5th weekend. That’s not good for a child…..Not at all surprised when we were at our last parent/teacher conference, both of her teachers said that my 8 year old is having trouble searching for identity.

And how is it that I will miss every Halloween that my young daughter truly is involved in because it falls on the 5th weekend? Again, she doesn’t even get to spend it with her friends from school. She gets to be the outsider at her dads neighborhood.

It’s hard as a mother when an 8 year old child ask her mother to "Just call the judge and tell him that I don’t want to go to my dad’s house. The papers don’t understand." As she is referring to the "papers" that I constantly have to refer to that make her go to her dad’s house.
I guess to shed a little more light……My daughter thinks that I respect her father and she needs to think that for her future relationships. I encourage her to go over to his house. I do this because I know how important it is for a daughter to have her father in her life. After all, I wouldn’t want my daughter to end up like the 18 yr old kid, that was still in high school that my 28 yr old husband slept with and spent the weekend with while he was married to me. I promised myself when I divorced him that my daughter would always need her dad to be in her life. Also, I guess I should tell you that her dad is a lead singer in a band and is not even there when she is forced to be at his house. Which is why the first right of refusal was entered into our decree also. And, again, he does not follow that order either. But, they only way I can do anything about it is to spend 5,000 and take him to court. Also, he was never worried about spending time with her until I remarried.
Also, my daughter is very hard on herself to make good grades. I support her in her decisions. I was an A/B student and would be fine if those were the grades she brought home. However, she wants more. She is very driven to make the honor roll because it makes her feel good to receive that recognition at school. Our children need guidance and need to learn the responsibilties in life. And evidently you do not have a daighter in elementary school. They have these state benchmarks test that have driven our 8 yr old students to streess out. My daughter cried for 2 days worried about how she would do on these stupid test. Also, problems between chilrend that used to be in our middle schools have begun trickling into the elementary schools. This is forcing our children to grow up sooner than what they need to. So, I still need an answer to my question instead of someone trying to judge my parenting.

The child is 8 , what homework of a serious nature could she possibly have? When I began reading , I thought I was going to hear about a teen that was flunking out of high school. Instead I see a mother putting paling around with her 8year freinds on Halloween more imporatnt than spending time with her father. Outrageous.
Brainwashing at it’s best.

Shame on you! Letters will not get you anyhting. Petitions in court are what will change the parenting plan. In my court , you would have not prevailed under these facts. Just so you know there are no laws in Texas that dictate visitation ( parenting plans) those plans are mutally agreed and dubmitted to the ocurt for approval. If the parties do not agree , the court will decide for you.

Children are entitled to be both supported by both parents and to enjoy the love and nuturing of both parents. It is fortunate that the father will never see this, nor your court, as the lack of values you have instilled would be significant to have a change of primary parent. Maybe he could instill in the child the value of both parents, since you cannot.
Morgan R | Nov 22, 2009