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• Filing a complaint about a daycare.? My kids have been with the same daycare for 2 years. For the first half of 2009 I was stationed in another state. When I returned I had the kids 70% of the time and my ex-wife had them 30%. From Jan 2010 to current my kids have remained in daycare. I am now in the process of taking my ex to court because I can not afford to pay $1,400.00 in child-support and 80% of daycare (daycare totals $993 per month). I have spoke to the daycare about maybe allowing them to go part-time (ex-wife needs daycare on Tuesdays and I pick them up from her on Wednesdays so I don't need it at all) but the daycare says that part-time is not allowed (which I understand). I explained to them that I don't have the money to keep them in so I informed the daycare that they will not be going on my time and please do not bill me for a service that I am not using. Well, they went from speaking to me to speaking to my ex's personal attorney. They took me off the contract and are billing my ex for 100% that way she is able to sue me for the 80%. Not only that, on Wednesdays they have field trips. I informed them that my kids will not be able to attend because it's my day and I can not afford for them to go (even though my ex keeps dropping them off instead of meeting me in the AM ). However, every Wednesday morning they tell the kids they are going even though the daycare knows they are not. Someone please tell me if this is OK and legal for them to do. Any suggestions would be great. This is in Louisiana.

• Answer:

  This is what happens when you get divorced. You brought your kids into this terrible situation. The daycare is stuck in the middle. If you tell them one thing, and your wife tells them another, they are not in a position to make a legal ruling. They simply have to pick one and go with it. One of you should deal with day care and pay the other the amount that is "your" day. They are your kids 100% of the time and they are your wife's kids 100% of the time. You two need to grow up and quit arguing over the silly issues here.