Question by She-Hulk: What is the legal interpretation of “4p or after school” in a specific situation?
Specifically, if the mother of the child would obtain custody “at 4p or after school”, but the child is sent home early from school because he or she is sick, which parent has legal custody of the child for the remainder of the day? My opinion is that the father would retain custody until 4p (since the child is no longer in school) or at least the time that school WOULD have ended that day for that child. However, there is another opinion that, because the child is no longer in school, the term “after school” applies to the situation, no matter what the time of day.
If you agree with the second opinion (not mine), here is a hypothetical situation:
The mother has custody of the children “until 9a or the beginning of school.” If you apply the logic behind the second opinion, couldn’t you essentially remove the father’s custody hours by keeping the children out of school, citing sickness?
What is your interpretation and what is the logic behind your opinion?
Also, if anyone knows of a place to find a more official answer to this question, that would be great!
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