Anonymous wrote:I have a relative who is divorced and chooses to spend very little time with their kids, averaging less than 10 hours a month. This is 100% their choice. The custodial parent has bent over backwards to try to accommodate a relationships, but the non-custodial parent is not interested.
Despite this, the non-custodial parent is constantly threatening to take the custodial parent to court for what seem like ridiculous reasons. I'm going to change details, but the current issue is that the custody agreement says that the kids can't meet romantic partners until they've been 6 month, and the other parent is notified. But the custodial parent started dating someone that one of his kids already knew. Like another parent on the preschool soccer team, or similar. The preschoolers were oblivious, the custodial parent only dated when the kids were with Grandma, and didn't do anything at the soccer games that would tip anyone off. After six months, the custodial parent sent notification and introduced the older kid to the romantic partner. But the non-custodial parent is livid, and keeps threatening to sue.
My instinct is that custodial parent should call the non-custodial parent's bluff, and say "sure take me to court". Because I can't really imagine what consequence a judge would give. Tell them to stop dating? Impose a fine? Throw the parent in jail for dating another soccer parent? Those all seem absurd. If the non-custodial parent was asking for more parenting time, that would make sense to me, but they aren't.
So, what consequences could a court even consider? I am divorced, and I've been to family court, but I can't imagine how this would work. Any experience?
How does any of this relate to us and why post this here? Seems like a conversation the affected parties — and only them — should have with their attorneys.
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