“He’s using the pandemic to not let us make any plans.”
The government may try to limit your movements and restrict who you can socialize with during theOne Brooklyn mother of two told BuzzFeed News her ex-husband sent a proposed court order stipulating that she must abide by all New York state rules regarding social distancing, not attend any nonessential gatherings, and not have any visitors while their children are with her.,” she said, referencing Margaret Atwood’s classic story about women being subjugated into motherhood by men.
The fear of COVID-19 has introduced a new legal maneuver for warring separated parents to fight with each other over: the social distancing contract. Family lawyers tell BuzzFeed News that many separated parents are using the pandemic as an excuse to try to place further restrictions on their exes, including social distancing contracts and other changes to custody agreements.
“I haven’t seen any statistics and what I’ve heard is purely anecdotal, but I know a lot of the judges were complaining that they were overburdened with these kinds of custody issues,” said Abramowitz. Casale had one client whose ex-husband tried to insist she sign an “agreement” to follow all of Gov. Tom Wolf’s social distancing rules and restrictions. Her client did not sign the proposed social distancing contract, and she recommends other people in similar situations ignore them."This is unnecessary," said Casale. “It’s an example of him exerting this control, and he thinks he has free rein to do so because the governor is saying he can.
Miller noted that parents may split custody differently — such as one week on, one week off, rather than switching every three days — in order to reduce transmission and lessen exposure. Casale, the Pennsylvania lawyer, said judges will not want to implement social distancing contracts unless a parent has a history of putting a child in danger. Courts don't exist to tell a person a list of rules of how they can and can't raise a child in their home, she said.
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