What happens when it's the opposite...
I am the "step-parent" in a bad situation. We haven't gotten married because we both know how bad marriages can end, especially with kids involved. In our case, it's not that the mother won't let him see their daughter, it's that she refuses to drive the 4 hour (2 hours one way) drive to come pick her up. They typically meet halfway, ever since she moved the two hours south to live with her boyfriend. However, my boyfriend works shift work and she doesn't and he'll drive the whole way at least once a month to get her earlier in the day so he can meet the hour requirements, as well as to get extra time with her. Child care is factored into the child support, but when she pulls these stunts and won't drive the whole way, we have to pay her child support AND arrange child care. Because of shift work, we can't find a "drop in" babysitter except for our neighbor who is 50 a day! We live in TN, what can be done about this? Essentially he's paying child support that isn't being used at all some months and we're struggling to make ends meet as is. If there is any action to take, how long would we have to wait before we take action?
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