He has been working on a relationship with his daughter since August of '08 (a couple weeks before her 4th birthday). At the end of October she started spending nights with us. Currently she spends every other weekend and every Wednesday night with us. She has adjusted to it well and my husband wants to add another regular night a week that he has with his daughter. The problem, though, is that she has only been spending nights here for 4 months and has only known her father for a little over 6 months. The order wasn't even officially filed until just before Christmas even though the final court date was at the end of November. (I don't know if the file date matters more than the actual time spent or not)
The mother of this child and her boyfriend are about to move into an apartment of their own instead of living with the mother's dad. We know that my husband has to wait until a significant change (such as a move) is made in the child's life before he can file for a change in custody/vistitation. This move will give him the required change, but is it too soon to file for another night per week with any hope of winning? (The mother will not agree. He would negotiate it with her, but she doesn't want him to see the child at all)
I'm thinking it's too early, but how long should things have been allowed to develop before he can ask for a change? 6 months in total? A year? More?
(And just to make it clear, we are keeping the best interest of the child in mind here. If we didn't think she'd be comfortable with it we wouldn't do it.)What is an appropriate time frame to wait before asking for more time with a child?Life is short and children are precious...If you can as a unit handle this situation its better for all. But who am I my question is if the mother didn't want the father to have anything to do with the child how did you get overnight visits? I have been fighting since 2001 and the court always seems to side with my ex, now our daughter is 13 and I want her to talk to the judge and my ex doesn't want that, but I know if somehow I could get the judge to talk with her they would see she wants more time...What is an appropriate time frame to wait before asking for more time with a child?that depends.... how much more time does he want to miss with his child ?What is an appropriate time frame to wait before asking for more time with a child?the approprite time is to do it when you wont./ the kid aint getting any younger
beside he only have her 8 days a month now anyway so ask for more time
i read a lot on here and everyone here know the momma cant move to far without notifying the dad about this if it will affect the kid schooling and how close she is to her daddy now
check you local laws on this before she move!!!!What is an appropriate time frame to wait before asking for more time with a child?take it slow, it sounds like she is dealing with alot of change.What is an appropriate time frame to wait before asking for more time with a child?its about damn time I see someone say its about the childs intrest! Good for you guys!
Id say follow ur heart and if you dont see it being an issue and its not about the money or wants or anything along that line Id say go for it! Every child deserves their mother and their father!
So glad to hear shes doing good with whats been going on!What is an appropriate time frame to wait before asking for more time with a child?it's too soon for the child's sake to be asking for another night, and i don't think a judge will give you another day at this point. and a vindictive mother? i imagine she has her own story to tell. tell your husband to enjoy his time with his child and not ruin it, and everyone's relationship, by fighting about something you're not going to get.What is an appropriate time frame to wait before asking for more time with a child?The fact that he is her dad and wants to see her should have no bearing on the time frame on which to pursue more visitation. He should ask for and get as much time with his daughter as your state allows. I hope he has an attorney, if not he needs to get one ASAP. A family law lawyer is who he should be calling.What is an appropriate time frame to wait before asking for more time with a child?I don't think it is too early. A child would want to spend more time with a person who they feel loved by, especially their father. It can never hurt to try.
