Interrogatories

 

  1. What are the current educational needs of your children? How are they each doing in school? Describe for each child their favorite subject, and most difficult subject.

 

  1. Describe the reason why you felt that Holly Hill Elementary was a more suitable placement for your children compared to Pine Trail Elementary.

 

  1. In terms of extracurricular activities, how much time do you think your children should spend on these activities per week? What sort of extracurricular activities do you think will be advantageous for your children?

 

  1. In total how many times have you taken the children to Karate practice in the past 6 months? Why did you feel Karate classes were not appropriate for the children at this time? Will you consider Karate as an option for the children in the future?

 

  1. Why were you initially against the children attending summer camp at Camp Winona? What made you change your mind about the children attending summer camp at Camp Winona? What sort of concerns do you have about the children attending summer camp in the future?

 

  1. Who changed diapers?
  2. Who prepared breakfast?
  3. Who got children dressed in the morning?
  4. Who took children to daycare or school?
  5. Who picked up the children from daycare or school?
  6. Who prepared dinner?
  7. Who helps with homework?
  8. Who gave baths?
  9. Who taught children about oral hygiene?
  10. Who prepared the child for bed?

 

  1. Please describe a typical after school routine in your home. Start from the time the children are picked up from school to the time they go to bed. Provide approximate times corresponding to each activity mentioned.

 

  1. Please describe friends and family that have frequent contact with the children in your home.  How often do they come over?

 

  1. How does each child know you love him or her? How does each child show their love for you?

 

  1. How do you feel the separation is affecting your children? What are your children’s feelings regarding the separation?

 

  1. What are your goals in terms of your career? Where do you see yourself in terms of your career in the next 5 years? How do you think these plans will affect the time you spend with your children?

 

  1. How do you plan on providing a stable family environment in your household for the next 5 years?

 

  1. Are you currently in counseling or therapy of any kind? If so, what are your goals for this therapy?

 

  1. Describe each child. Include likes dislikes, fears, activities you do together and specific needs for each child.

 

  1. Have you had any discussions with the children about the other parent’s plans to change custody? If yes, what have you discussed or explained to the children? If no, why not?

 

  1. Do you think that the children should have a say as to which household they want to live in? If yes, what do you think the children’s current wishes are? If no, why not?

 

  1. How much contact do you think the children should be allowed with the other parent? How often should the children be allowed to speak to the other parent on the telephone?

 

  1. Do you think it is necessary to encourage the relationship between the child and the other parent? If yes, how do you think this should be done? If no why not?

 

  1. What worries or concerns you most when your children are with the other parent?

 

  1. What would be the “ideal” custody arrangement for your family? Describe how major decisions regarding the children should be made.  Describe your “ideal” schedule for sharing parenting time with the other parent. How do you want holidays and extended school vacations to be handled? How would it affect you if the other parent received primary residential placement?

 

  1. Based on your experience, please explain the pros and cons the parenting schedule used during the month of February 2004 and why ultimately it did not work for your family.  In this schedule, Stacy picked up the kids from school at 2pm and took care of them until David got off of work between 6pm to 7pm. Dave picked the kids up from Stacy’s residence and the children slept at Dave’s residence and Dave took them to school the next morning. Weekends were alternated.

 

  1. Based on your experience, please explain the pros and cons the parenting schedule used starting in the month of March 2004 and why ultimately it did not work for your family. In this schedule, weekday overnights were split between the two parents across 2 weeks. One parent had them Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday the first week, on the second week that parent had them Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. Each parent picked the children up from school on the designated days and took them to school the following morning.

 

  1. Based on your experience, please explain the pros and cons the parenting schedule used starting in the month of May 2004 and why you felt it is the best choice for the children at this time. In this schedule, children reside with Stacy except for every other weekend and specific holidays with the other parent. 

 

  1. Describe your strengths and weaknesses as a parent.

 

  1. Based on what you observed while living together, what are the other parent’s strengths and weaknesses?

 

  1. Do you perceive yourself as having a very different parenting style compared to the other parent? Please describe what is similar and dissimilar in your parenting styles.

 

  1. Would you describe yourself as having strong morals? Please list two morals that you feel are most important for your children to learn and describe how you are trying to instill these morals in the children.

 

  1. Do you believe that the other parent should follow your recommendations or beliefs about rules and discipline? Have you tried to communicate with the other parent regarding parenting issues? Has the other parent ever communicated a problem he was having regarding the discipline of the children?

 

  1. How often have you felt anger towards the other parent in the past 3 months? List three behaviors of the other parent or situations with the other parent that caused you most anger.

 

  1. How often was violence or threatened violence an issue in your household? Describe all incidents of domestic violence or threatened violence in your home.

 

  1. Describe any concerns you have regarding your health? What type of ailments do you find most debilitating? Do you have migraine headaches? How many days of work have you missed in the last six months due to sickness or illness?

 

  1. How would you rate Michelle Rowlings as a child care provider? How does she compare to other child care providers you have used in the past? What is the current child care arrangement or schedule? What advantages does Ms. Rowling’s child care center provide in comparison to summer day camps sponsored by Volusia county?

 

  1. What is your relationship with Nikki Bredwell? When and how did you meet? How often did you see each other? What kind of relationship did you have with her and her family?  How has the relationship changed? How would you rate Nikki’s parenting skills? Is her parenting style similar or different from your own?