Who Pays for Gas to and From Visits?
Friday May 16, 2008
How have you handled this issue? Do you have a system in place, written into your parenting plan, to define who is responsible for driving your children to and from visits? Or do you just wing it? And has the cost of gasoline cut into your child's visits at all?
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We had it written into agreement that my ex is responsible for tranportation (it was his choice to move away). For me it was fair as I have most of the responsiblity (financially and otherwise)of raising our son. Nevermind the fact that if I was to do the driving then it really digs into my time off (he takes ours on for about 24 hours every other week so in all i have our son for majority of month). I think it really depends on individual circumstances and all. Who knows if my ex thinks its fair but he agreed to it without getting a judge involved so I am thinking it wasn’t too much of an issue for him.
We share…we were never married and have never been to court over it. We have an order that says “reasonable visitation” so we basically go by the state guidelines…it says that if there are a certain number of miles between each parent is responsible for 1/2. We meet in the middle to and from…it is hard on the wallet with the prices but it keeps the peace and my daughter gets to see her dad..
The ex moved away 28 miles. It was the ex’s choice to do so. I believe if the ex wanted to save gas, a place to live would have been found close by the children, when the unannounced choice was made. I too have the children full time with the exception of every other weekend. The visitation is just under 24 hours. The ex has the nerve to complain to the children that it is not fair for the ex to be doing all the driving. hmmmm imagine that.
I always have my ex drop off and pick up. He just started paying child support. and it is not at all what i am suppose to get. so he can use his own money to come get her!
I moved myself away from the father’s of my children to be closer to my family, with the exception of one child who I am still legally fighting to be able to move. So far we have arranged a 50/50 transportation agreement. We meet halfway 4 hours one way each.