Legal Question in Family Law in Arizona
In my parenting plan for joint custody there is a section that says... The parents agree to co-parent the child without the interference of outside parties such as significant others, grandparents, etc. What exactly does that mean. I am now remarried and my husband and I discuss everything that has to do with my daughter. When she is at our house, we have rules and daily routines (chores, homework, etc) that she follows. We do things as a family and make daily decisions as a couple. My husband goes to parent/teacher conferences with me, to her school events and extracurrilar activites. Does my husband not have a say in anything that involves her or isn't allowed to be involved in her life?
1 Answer from Attorneys
If I were to interpret this as simply as possible, I would say that it is fine for your husband to be actively involved with you in parenting your child and reaching decisions with you about how things work in your household; however, your husband does not have a stronger say than your child's father. Similarly, if the father remarries, then his wife can be actively involved along with him, but she does not have a stronger say than you. The parents make the decisions, and the stepparents are there to support the parents, not to undermine them.
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