We have relatively new FINAL parenting orders from the Court- time spent in school holidays varies from usual time spent during the kinder/school year (i.e., usual time spent is suspended). One of the orders states that "THE FORTNIGHTLY CYCLE DETAILED IN PARAGRAPH X RECOMMENCE AS IF UNINTERRUPTED UPON THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE NEW KINDERGARTEN/SCHOOL TERM AND UPON COMMENCEMENT OF THE NEW KINDERGARTEN/SCHOOL YEAR". My lawyer has advised that this means that if you were in the midst of WEEK ONE of the fortnightly cycle at the end of school term/start of the school holidays then at the conclusion of the holidays/start of the new kinder/school year, you start from WEEK TWO (and vice versa).
Essentially this implies that if you have a child in a private school (for example), the usual fortnightly term cycle would be reversed following a 3 week term break (or following any school holidays that have an odd number of weeks).
The issue is that I usually work every second weekend when our child is with the other parent. It seems nonsensical that I'd have to reverse the weekend worked (due to reversal of the fortnightly cycle following any school holidays that contain an odd number of weeks). Also, how do people ever re-partner if the explanation that my lawyer gave is followed? (e.g., if a new partner is on the same fortnightly cycle with their children?)
Am I the only one who thinks this is ludicrous? I really need help here as the other parent will likely want to follow the Week One followed by Week Two principle that my lawyer explained above (i.e., once he knows that it's going to make life more difficult for me).
Essentially this implies that if you have a child in a private school (for example), the usual fortnightly term cycle would be reversed following a 3 week term break (or following any school holidays that have an odd number of weeks).
The issue is that I usually work every second weekend when our child is with the other parent. It seems nonsensical that I'd have to reverse the weekend worked (due to reversal of the fortnightly cycle following any school holidays that contain an odd number of weeks). Also, how do people ever re-partner if the explanation that my lawyer gave is followed? (e.g., if a new partner is on the same fortnightly cycle with their children?)
Am I the only one who thinks this is ludicrous? I really need help here as the other parent will likely want to follow the Week One followed by Week Two principle that my lawyer explained above (i.e., once he knows that it's going to make life more difficult for me).