Don't you think this is a fair way to resolve this issue?

Question

The ex-wife and ex-husband share custody of the kids, on a couple days here and a couple days there schedule. The ex-wife lives 1 hour from the kid's schools/daycares/ex-husband's home. She wants their camp to be close to her in the summer, and for the husband to do the driving, while it was she who choose to move 1 hour away while knowing she was in a shared parenting arrangement, and they had decided whoever moved would do the extra driving (she says she's going back on that agreement). Anyway, the ex-husband thinks that the schedule should change in the summer, so she has them for a week and he has them for a week, so that for the week that they are with either parent, that parent can choose the summer camp for that week (camps allow you to register on a per week basis). Does this not resolve the issue fairly?

Answer 1

Shared parenting should include shared responsibilities such as driving. For the mother to move an hour away and still expect doorstep delivery by the father is selfish and sick in the head. A shared week by week thing would be a great idea especially for the children.  

Answer 2

When it comes to kids, women have no interest in what's fair.  Because if things are fair then she has no control or advantage and after you dump them the kids are thing that they can use against the guy.  And thats what most do.

Answer 3

Yes it does.  That or the father who did not move should be allowed to keep kids in same town and around same friends.

Answer 4

I think that the ex-husband needs to go back to court and work out a different custody issue. To me they need to meet in the middle to drop the kids off and pick them up. If there is going to be a disagreement then one parent needs to petition the court for sole custody. That will avoid future idiocy. Good luck.

Answer 5

It sounds like this arrangement resolves your issue fairly and if there is no negative impact on the kids, I can't see how the wife could object.

Check with the kids - make sure they're not going to be feeling down missing their friends while they are away for a week at a time, maybe at a strange camp where they don't know anyone. Divorce is disruptive enough, you need to make sure they feel secure as possible.

Answer 6

This plans sounds perfect...why drive the kids 1hour away for camp for a whole week when then can switch camps weekly depending on parent.

Its perfect!!

Hope its easier then it sounds, good luck