01/29/2026
Courts don't issue parenting-time orders as suggestions. they are commands--meant to be followed unless and until a judge changes them, or the parties agree an alternative in working.
A parent doesn't lose parenting time because they change jobs or happen to be "between positions." If an order says parenting time occurs when a parent is present, then being present matters more than clever interpretations after the fact.
When one parent unilaterally decides the order no longer applies, that's not "co-parenting." That's rewriting a court order without authority--and it's exactly how unnecessary conflict (and litigation) starts.
If circumstances truly change, the solution is a motion, or a mutual written agreement--not selective compliance.