My sons father and I have joint custody but I have final say over his well being health and education. How can I enforce my power?
If you are asking: “How do I enforce in good faith my final say authority over our son’s well-being, health, and education when the other parent and I do not agree?,” then the answer is (depending upon the jurisdiction’s requirements) typically:
- go to mediation to try to resolve the dispute, and if that does not work, then
- file a motion with the court seeking an order that compels your ex to comply with your final decision-making authority.
Don’t take this the wrong way, and I realize that there is more than one way to interpret the meaning of your question, but the fact that you would ask how you can “enforce” your “power” without ever expressing any concern for the welfare or best interest of the child raises questions as your motives for exercising that power. A parent wants to exercise power for the sake of lording it over the other parent is clearly unworthy of that power and should be stripped of it for the sake of the child’s welfare and best interest.
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