Recent content by Alyssa5789

I am just going to respond and say that I was unaware that my 5 year old step daughter was on this thread and could read where I refer to her as biological mother. I don't call her that in our home nor in front of her- so please- check yourself and stop assuming that every step parent situation...

Oh, clarified further on what you meant, yes those things are already a part of our agreement. Both parties must be notified within 2 weeks notice before an out of state trip- and the school she attends can't be changed without both parents consent so all of that is already set up.

My husband would be coming home for one weekend a month during the contract as well as having scheduled FaceTime with our children daily which would honestly let the kids see him more than they do now with his current schedule. No she would not be where he is during that time because she has...

While I appreciate your taking time to respond- I don't need your unhelpful advice in the sense that I have on numerous occasions above acknowledged that I legally I have no rights. However that doesn't mean that I am any less her parent because the law doesn't recognize step parents. I...

That was actually another thing we started wondering- if he's even legally obligated to tell her about something like this.

Oh yes, sorry for the confusion I meant a temporary relocation of my husband- which wouldn't affect her routine. Her mother doesn't know about this possible change yet- but we have a feeling that when she finds out she will try to go back to court. There is no other change other than that and we...

Thank you for your response. I appreciate your not cutting down my role as her parent despite the fact that it is not "legally" recognized. What you said is how we have been viewing it, and we will be consulting with a lawyer before he formally accepts the position. We have a fairly basic and...

My husband and I have joint legal and physical custody of my step daughter. We have her Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and every other Saturday. It has always been this way (50/50) my husband is a nurse and is contemplating accepting a travel position which would mean he would take different...