Thanksgiving visitation problems, anyone?

[rebekola]

I am in Texas. I was wondering if anyone else had baby mama issues over dad's weekend preceding her Thanksgiving possession?

I am not the dad, I am the step-mom. My husband got an email from his ex telling him it was her weekend because she considered the Friday before vacation week to be his dismissal for Thanksgiving holiday. Problem with that is the ISD calendar says that the Mon and Tues of that week were called "Exchange Days" and that vacation for Thanksgiving was marked off on the 25th 26th 27th. After my husband argued over email, she had her new husband pick up the child from school early to prevent my husband from picking him up. The school secretary was apologetic and said that he was not the only father whose weekend was hijacked that day. He called the sheriff and the officer agreed with him and went to go talk to her. She argued with them for over half an hour and refused to give his child to my husband. The officer wrote a case number and the exact words "interference with child custody" on her business card and according to the penal code, that's a state felony.

I am just wondering if there are other dads/stepmoms who encountered this issue and what or if you are going to do about it.

[ayzha]

This is a sad situtaion. I am very surprised that BM has a husband. That is something different from all of the typical BM on this site. We cant say the usually that she still wants him since she had commited herself to someone else. This is really just bad communication amoung the parents. How old is the child involved? Who usually has the child Thanksgiving? I really dont like how BM put her new husband all in the mix. Dont let your SO take his anger out on him because he is only doing what his wife instructed him to do.
I would say that you guys should go handle this in court right away if she actually prevents the child from going with his dad. BM must not think that she can always get away with this.

[rebekola]

Child is 7. You're absolutely correct. Communication is in a poor state. It was not-so-great, and after she remarried, it is even worse; it's either hostile or non-existent.

It's like she is trying to make her new husband the new daddy too. But that's another story altogether.

They alternate holidays. This year it's her Thanksgiving and his Christmas and then next year it switches.