Greetings. Yes, I would argue that the child should remain in school. When you have “secondary” custody, that does not mean that he gets to make the decisions. Advise him in writing that you plan on contesting this issue. Good luck.
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My order states joint custody, my ex as primary, I secondary. Our son has been in private school 6 years, a school that is less than 1 mile from each of our homes. Suddenly my ex wants to put son in public school for 7th grade, he will have to ride the bus while he walks right now. My son, age 12, does not want to switch schools. I pay $0 towards private school by court order as my ex enrolled son without my knowledge…6 years ago. Ex has no solid reasoning for the change other than it is what ex wants. I feel our son should remain in the same private school for 7 & 8 grade…ex and I have already agreed son would switch to Myers park High in 9th as will many of his current classmates.
If I choose to take this to court…should I? Do I have anything on my side, in my favor since order states if we can’t agree ex has final say and my only option is court? Thank You
P.S. My spouse and I have even offerred to pay for the private school or split it with ex for next two years on top of the child support.