Legal Question in Family Law in Arizona

My current parenting plan filed with the court regarding Children�s Activities states: Mother and Father may enroll the children in school and/or extracurricular activities. Each parent shall ensure that the children are transported to and participate in agreed-upon activities during their parenting time. Neither parent shall unreasonably withhold their consent to the children�s participation in an activity, nor shall either parent unreasonably withhold payment for the children�s activities.

I recently signed our 9yr old son up for Baseball(something he has been begging me to do for 2yrs now). I contacted his father prior to doing so I hopes he would agree, but of course he didnt, and he refuses to let our son participate even if I am the one shuttling our son back and forth. To me the way that our parenting plan is written it says that either parent can sign the kids up for any extracurricular activity within reason without the consent of the other parent. And that even if the other parent dosent "agree" they still can not keep the children from participating. Am I missunderstanding what is written? Does he have to let our son participate and does he have to pay his half for the sport?


Asked on 3/06/13, 10:17 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Rich Peters R.J. Peters & Assoc., P.C.

It certainly seems as if you have acted appropriately. What is the basis for his refusal? I would need to know more.

Please come in soon. We can certainly help you consider and then pursue your options for enforcement of the extracurricular provision.

One of our attorneys can explain the issues and procedures better in person. As you can imagine, there is too much to cover via email. We offer free 1/2 hour consultations, in which we can discuss your matter in detail.

Please call us directly to discuss the specifics of your matter, or contact my assistant Paige or my paralegal Jennifer to schedule your free 1/2 hour consultation.

/s/Rich J. Peters

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Answered on 3/07/13, 3:13 pm


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