Joint custody, other parent unavailable at transition

[Matthew Franz]

Jurisdiction

Minnesota

Post-divorce joint legal physical custody two minor children, 50/50 schedule week on week off. Other parent just got Covid and will likely not be able to be in person with the children for a week or more. Do I have to release the children to a party the other parent has designated in their absence?

 

[justblue]

Post-divorce joint legal physical custody two minor children, 50/50 schedule week on week off. Other parent just got Covid and will likely not be able to be in person with the children for a week or more. Do I have to release the children to a party the other parent has designated in their absence?

Who (what relation to your ex/child) is the designated party? Do you have a ROFR in your Custory Order?

 

[Red Kayak]

Do I have to release the children to a party the other parent has designated in their absence?

Is your concern that the kids will be exposed to C19?

Or would they be picked up and staying with another relative?

Unless you have a good reason to think the children would be endangered, this is not a hill to die on.

 

[adjusterjack]

Do I have to release the children to a party the other parent has designated in their absence?

Depends entirely on what your custody order says about that contingency.

What does it say?