What to do if the court says that my wife must pay half of travel expenses for her children to see their father but he hs moved out of state?

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What to do if the court says that my wife must pay half of travel expenses for her children to see their father but he hs moved out of state?

The kids live in the tate where they were born. The father, a wounded vet, moved to another state far away from their birthplace (where the mother has primary guardianship). The father gets them each spring break, summer and alternating X-mas’s. It causes a huge financial hardship on the mother. The father married a woman with lots of money, making it easy to buy as many tickets as they want. But here, we suffer financially due to this court agreement. How can my wife file so he must pay the travel expenses? It was his decision to move so far away. Why should she be punished financially?

Asked on January 27, 2013 under Family Law, Alaska

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Answered 11 years ago | Contributor

If the court order that you have written about states that your spouse is to pay one-half (1/2) of the travel expenses before the father of the children moved out of state then your wife should consider filing a motion with the court seeking to modify the order that you have written about due to the fact that the expenses to be split were when the father was residing in state.

Your spouse should consult with a family law attorney to assist her in drafting and filing the recommended petition to modify the court order that your have written about.


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