What to do if my ex-wife is not ensuring that my son get his homework done?

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What to do if my ex-wife is not ensuring that my son get his homework done?

My stepchildren live with their mother in another state. One of them is doing very poorly in school. We believe it’s because he has no time to study or do homework, because she takes them to church, tennis and volleyball 4 or 5 nights a week and drops them with sitters on the weekends so she can have a “social life.” She does not ensure homework is done; we have emails from the teacher and as a result the child is failing 3 classes. Is this a legitimate reason to take her back to court and file for custody? She has already told us she will not pull them out of church 4 times a week or any other activities. They usually don’t get home until 9 pm and then don’t apparently have time to complete school work.

Asked on September 20, 2012 under Family Law, Texas

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Answered 11 years ago | Contributor

The best way to try and resolve the situation that you have written about with respect to the study situation of your son is to speak with him about the situation to see if your fears are true or not. If so, speak again with your son's mother and the need for homework to be completed timely.

If that does not resolve matters, then you need to contact your son's teachers and his school principal. What you have written about is an administrative, not a legal issue.


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