Divorce-Child Visitation in Truck

Personally, I don't have a problem with the trucker in question having his daughters visit him at the Big truck, but spending the night is pushing it, IMO.
I'd be curious what the courts have to say about it.
I'm with the ex-wife on this one.

 

Well 17 and 21 can do what they want, heck the 21 yr. old isnt even under consideration for visitation and the 17 year old can pretty much do as she wants. I might suggest that the driver get a hotel room so that the kids can visit? I know of a driver who did this everyother weekend for whichever night the kids were able to stay over. They had access to all the fun stuff (pool, hot tub etc) and a nicer area to visit too.

Maybe ask the kids what they want? They might find it fun to spend the night in the big truck with dad once in awhile....hanging out, stayin up late etc. Maybe she should be glad he is wanting to visit with his children? No its not a perfect solution but there are far worse situations to "have visitation" take place.

 

I agree with aftershock. Maybe he could try at least getting a hotel room instead and also letting his kids know he's coming into town b4 hand so maybe some arrangements can be made to see them.

 

I think the girls will handle this on their own. Although the 12 yo may think it's fun for a few days/weeks/months, the older ones will let dad know real quick what's up.

Having a date/friend bring them home....will drive a stake in that idea real fast. Visitation doesn't negate their own personal social lives. And the harder dad pushes this, the more they will balk.

My kids thought it was cool as ####. Until they spent the night in a truck.

No matter what the age of a girl/woman. Bathroom sanitation and ease of access is very high on their priority list.

 

I suppose I'm the odd one out. I think the mom should let the girls do it. Frankly the "fun" will wear off and then it'll become a non-issue. Let's look at the situation though: Mom says it's inappropriate for the girls to sleep in the truck. Why? Is it the bathroom issue or the sleeping arrangements? If it's the sleeping arrangements how would it be different in a motel? Dad and daughters would still be in the same room. Or does Mom expect him to get seperate rooms?

A decent motel costs anywhere from $70 to $150 per night. So that's going to cost Dad up to $300 a month to see his daughters.

Again......I think Mom should say yes and let the girls find out they don't enjoy "camping" in the truck.

But then again.........I guess I'm just odd.

 

I beat this situation by living with my mother. Since I was out on the road for weeks at a time, I couldn't see floating the expense of an apartment I was only gonna see once every couple of months. Besides, I didn't always come home during hometime. Sometimes, I stayed in the yard to connect with friends who were rolling through over the weekend, sometimes I went to see friends in other areas (Pittsburgh, Cleveland, where ever they were compared to where I was at the time), and the rest of the time, I just went to my Mom's. Since I didn't (and still don't, ladies) have a girlfriend, there was no stigma or embarrassment still living with a parent at 34. This is a situation I hope to correct in a few months.

 

I'll bet he is doing this just to save money, maybe child support and past bills are killing him. But it is still no excuse, a truck cab is ok for 1, and kind of tight for 2. More than that can become misery. Anyway, what are they supposed to do in bad weather or when it comes time to eat? Pops can have a travel trailer located on a lot pretty economically or someother type of setup......maybe a trailer or apartment in which he works out a deal with a roomate for his limited presence.
I have to guess he has everything he owns in the truck with him, which makes it more crowded. Kudos to him for the effort to see his chidren, but mom needs to curtail any overnight truck visitations.
If he truely wants to spend quality time with the kids, he'll figure out a better arrangement once the skids are put on the truck overnighter.
This sounds workable if both sides are reasonable.
And to answer your question, there are quite a few single truckers that use their rig as their permanent and full time residence. Sad but true.