meathman2014
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I am involved in a marriage separation situation. If I can first give you the background/ context. The financials have been agreed upon after exhaustive and expensive negotiations over many months. However, child access terms (3 young children) were not included in this. I will be the non- resident parent (father). My wife has eventually agreed a child access schedule for me that I consider impractical and inflexible, that involves a huge amount of tooing and frowing.
The consent terms as drafted give us joint custody. What is concerning me most is that My wife's solicitor wants to include a clause that I am giving her "primary care and control" of the kids. My solicitor (who in all fairness who must be worn out at this stage) says that this is a standard clause in child access agreements, and reflects the actuality of the situation. It is proposed to rule this in court, along with the financial provisions. As a layperson, I find this quite worrying.
My question is is this a standard clause that typically appears in such agreements?
Thank you in advance for any help, especially at this time of year!
I am involved in a marriage separation situation. If I can first give you the background/ context. The financials have been agreed upon after exhaustive and expensive negotiations over many months. However, child access terms (3 young children) were not included in this. I will be the non- resident parent (father). My wife has eventually agreed a child access schedule for me that I consider impractical and inflexible, that involves a huge amount of tooing and frowing.
The consent terms as drafted give us joint custody. What is concerning me most is that My wife's solicitor wants to include a clause that I am giving her "primary care and control" of the kids. My solicitor (who in all fairness who must be worn out at this stage) says that this is a standard clause in child access agreements, and reflects the actuality of the situation. It is proposed to rule this in court, along with the financial provisions. As a layperson, I find this quite worrying.
My question is is this a standard clause that typically appears in such agreements?
Thank you in advance for any help, especially at this time of year!