Is it worth it to try and switch schools?
So, we want to change SD's school. She's in 2nd grade now. There are a lot of issues that we have with her current school, 1. BM doesn't even live in that school's area. 2. BM moves at least 1 time a year on average 3. SD has NO friends. Wouldn't you think it's normal to have friends to play with in the neighborhood and attend school with at 8?
I guess I would like to know your advice on getting it changed and hopefully what our odds of getting it changed are. We've moved 1 time in the past 5 years, only to buy the house we are in now. We are definitely the more stable household. DH has 50% custody of SD so neither is the custodial parent. BM won't agree to changing it so we'd probably have to do mediation or court, unless there is another way I don't know about.
Thoughts?
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They have Joint Legal and
They have Joint Legal and Physical Custody with "Neither Parent being the primary residential parent". So neither one of them is the primary custodial parent.
If he did just enroll her in the school by our house, it would be like her to simply refuse to take her to school there.
It's really what the court might think. Would they really want her in the school she's currently attending just because she already goes there? Wouldn't it make sense to put her in school with the more stable parent??? Ugh. I don't know. I hate this.
Unless there is open
Unless there is open enrollment and you apply for it, you cannot send a child to a school district other than where you live. It's illegal.
They do allow open
They do allow open enrollment, but maybe I should have my DH call the school just to be sure. Thanks for the tip.