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[quote=Anonymous]12:35 - OP isn't upset about spending "too much time" with her child.  She says she'd go for full custody.  She's upset because (a) her ex isn't paying what he's supposed to, so she's picking up the slack (and there isn't always a lot of slack when you're a single parent), and (b) her ex is being really inconsiderate and irresponsible. She has commitments too.  She knows not to schedule things that conflict with her time with the kid; he should be adult enough to do the same.

OP, I hope you are the one that gets to claim the kid every year for your taxes; a lot of times when people do 50% custody, they expect to switch off who gets the tax exemption.  In your case, if you've got him more of the time, you should claim him every year.

My ex only has our daughter two days a week; that was what he requested in the beginning and he's never agreed to take on more.  We're pretty flexible about covering for each other - sometimes I'll pick her up on my days "off" so he can fit in a workout; he'll do things to help me out, like dropping me off at a party so I don't have to drive my car.  I did get really annoyed at him one time when he changed plans on me because I had made a date - rare for me - and I couldn't switch the night because the guy had custody of his kids on the other nights and that was our only mutual night off.  I ended up covering for him, but being resentful, and he kind of owed me one after that.  (Right now he's deployed - by choice - so I'm on 24/7 parent duty and it is HARD.)

Good luck![/quote]

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