Who pays childcare?

My ex and I have a court order as follows:


• The children shall live with both parents as follows:-
• Week 1 – The Children shall live with the father on Monday, Friday and Saturday (including overnights) and with the mother on all other days.
• Week 2 – The Children shall live with the father on Monday and Friday (including overnight) and with the mother on all other days.
• On any such additional dates and times as may be agreed between the parents.
• The Children shall spend half of the school holidays with each parent.


Until now I was able to pick up the children from school everyday at 3pm and bring them to my place, and then she would pick them up when she finished work at 6.

However, I can no longer leave work early. I have suggested that I will arrange for the children to be picked up on Monday and Fridays from school and that she does her own arrangement on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays.
Unfortunately she threw a fit, saying it is my responsibility to arrange and pay for this as we agreed I would do it in court. I have looked at the court order and there is nothing in it about who picks up the children, only about specific overnights.

Is she right or is it her responsibility to arrange for childcare the days they stay with her? I think my offer was a fair one.

By the way, I pay her child maintenance.

Thanks

Hi,
I don't think there are any hard and fast rules, but I've always assumed that if it is a day when the kids are with you then its for you to pay, and visa-versa. I had a shared care arrangements and this is how it worked.

LB