What would you do?
Long story short... We share 50/50 custody of my stepdaughter. Bio mom is an alcoholic and never has her shit together. Bio mom is behind on bills that we are supposed to split. She owes us about 850.00. My SD is currently in school cheerleading and it has been hell with pick up and drop offs to practice. Well, now SD wants to do competitive cheer through the school, but I'm hesitant because her mom will have to pay for half and she's already so far behind on bills. Also, her mom would have to get her to competitions on her weekends and there's a big chance that that won't happen. I don't know what to do. Any thoughts or suggestions would be great!
Thanks!
Would you want to push for more time with SD? It sounds like you would be able to prove her instability has large effects on SD and that the lack of financial support with court ordered bills is concerning that you SD has proper care while there. Is there any fund raising or anything that could help offset some of the additional costs? Or is this something you would want to tell her you want to see her wait until next year to make sure it is something she is truly invested in and will dedicate the extra time to without falling behind in school or other things?