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Re: going up against a lawyer

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Re: going up against a lawyer

The NCP is required to pay one half of the daycare costs incurred for education or employment. Most daycare facilities will not take a child part-time. So you must pay for full time daycare to allow you to search for work. If you child has been in the same daycare for a lengthy period of time and will continue to attend the same daycare, you can also tell the court that it will be detrimental to remove the child from this daycare and risk losing the child's place at the facility.

You mentioned the issue of picking up the child. The location of the daycare and the convience for the child would also be a consideration for the court to cinsider.

A lack of adequate daycare will also interfere with your search for employment. The faster you go to work the faster the NCP can request a reduction in child support.

Re: going up against a lawyer

You appear to be in San Diego County and the courts here may or may not order child care for purposes of your education unless it is to further your current employment, which apparently you do not have. If you are up against and attorney, he is going to know better than you how to present his case to the judge and you will be at great dis-advantage. Consider getting a consultation with an attorney who can review your situation more completely and give you better advice based upon that complete information. Good Luck, Pat McCrary