But He is a Wonderful Father
I was recently involved in a rather contentious settlement negotiation with my client, his ex-wife and her attorney. The issue involved the proposed elimination of my clients child support obligation to his ex-wife for their child.
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Frank Murphy - Cordell & Cordell, P.C. |
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..BUT, HE IS A WONDERFUL FATHER.
I was recently involved in a rather contentious settlement negotiation with my client, his ex-wife and her attorney. The issue involved the proposed elimination of my clients child support obligation to his ex-wife for their child. While my clients income increased modestly since the date of the Decree, his ex-wifes income more than tripled. The parties income was now substantially the same. The parties share true joint physical custody, a 50/50 schedule.
During the heated discussion, my client excused himself to gather his thoughts leaving me alone in the room we were sitting with his ex-wife and her attorney. Expecting some derogatory remark from my clients ex-wife, I was bracing myself for the comment and preparing a strongly worded clever response. As expected, my clients ex-wife blurted out a comment, but not the tone and content of the comment I expected.
Now you can see why we are no longer married, but he is a wonderful father to our child.
I was shocked. In my fifteen years of practicing law, never have I heard such a comment from an opposing party. I thought to myself that this is how a divorced parent should behave. The marital discord and financial disputes should have nothing to do with the custody and parenting of the children. Divorce litigants often lose sight of what is truly in the best interest of their children, two parents who can make as easy a transition as possible for their children from an in tact family to a divorced family.
All too often I hear parties use the buzz words best interest incorrectly and insincerely. What is truly in the best interest of their children is having two parents who can put their animosity toward each other aside and focus on maintaining an atmosphere of cooperation and respect for each other as parents of their children for the sake of their children.
There are cases when this is not possible. For example, when there is abuse and/or neglect of a child, or when a mental health issue exists with a party that interferes with their ability to parent. In such cases a congenial relationship may not be possible. However, these cases are in the minority.
My client and his ex-wife masterfully accomplished the goal of joint parenting their child. We were eventually able to settle the case during that negotiation session. The parties left exchanging information about their childs activities and their upcoming holiday custody schedule in a friendly and respectful way. An example worth following
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