We moved really close to BM so that our kids could go to school together. DD and SS will both be starting Kinder in the fall. I knew she didn't want them to go to school together and I knew she would move but still it makes me so mad. She sent us her new address yesterday. It's the same school district but his school will be almost 30 minutes away. I have no idea how I am going to get two kids to two different places at the same time and then pick them up. I'm already so stressed out and it's still 5 months away.
Re: BM moved and I'm not happy
If it's the same district maybe the school offers bus service between schools? Maybe you can have them both ride the bus after school to a central location?
I'm sorry, that's so frustrating!
if its the same district is SS eligible to go to the other school with dd still? If he Is you bet your butt I would be back in court fighting for them to go to the same school. especially since it seems like it will be much closer and more convenient.
BM seriously has THAT bad of insecurity issues that she would MOVE to get out of having your kids (are they half siblings?) go to school together? yikes
and I agree didn't she have to give notice that she was moving??
I was thinking the same thing. One thing I know about my exh is that he will do anything possible to get under my skin, at the expense of dc. If I moved to get dc into a certain school, you can bet dollars to donuts exh would be moving as soon as he could just to mess up my plans. So unless it is something that is protected within our CO, I would never plan for something like this because if so I am just setting us all up for frustration.
They aren't half siblings just step. I didn't KNOW she would move but I had a feeling. A few years ago I put DD in the same preschool part time and BM was not happy. She ended up pulling SS and letting him stay with her friend. The move was good for us because we like the area and we like the schools here. Older SS (diff BM) just started MS so it was a good time to move. She has lived here since her and DH split (almost 5 years) so we were just hoping she would stay. She doesn't have to give notice she has the "exculsive right to designate the primary residence of the child within ___ or ___ County".
Our district offers in-district transfers with an application, maybe you could petition to transfer your child to your stepchild's school to make it easier on you, but other than that I don't think there is much you can do.
does DH/BM have joint legal custody? if so DH has a say in which school SS goes to. he has every right to petition to have SS go to the other school. especially since they are in the same districts, since DH lives in the proper disctrict for the school it shouldnt be an issue, but she will fight it and you will need to go back to court, so if its important to you and DH get the ball rolling now.