father&stepmom have kids.. but mom cant text daughter. legal??

[stepmomlovesx3]

So for the past year, my two step children 12 and 14 have been living here with us... joint legal custody and physical with dad (and me). For the 14 yr old birthday, we got her a cell phone.. but blocked her mother after the mother did not make her second payment for 14 yr olds braces, which is associated with our credit score.. because we filled out paperwork and thought mom wouldnt have a problem writing US a check (but for some reason she does). Daughter tells her mom she doesnt want her texting anyway because she is annoyimg with how much she texts her.
There is a house phone the mom can call, but doesnt like when I pick up.. and wants to take us to court because I blockedher from texting phone until she makes payments. Like a little kid. Mind you she also got arrested with kids in car for driving on suspended license, not having insurance or registration from not paying bills.

Is it illegal to block her from MY phone plan if there is always a house phone??? I feel like if I deleted the phone all togeether you're back to square one AND upset your daughter. Buy the kid a phone that you pay for then, but I am not supplying you with a link to talk for $40 a month when you dont pay anything for the kids!!!

 

[army judge]

As a legal stranger to dad's children, I suggest you let dad make those decisions. That said, mom is provided a way to contact the kids, the landline. I don't see this as a legal issue as much as its a personal issue. If the deadbeat mom takes dad to court, which they often do, dad might want to know who did what to whom and when. If dad is cool with this, oh well.

Dad's remedy to make mom pay is to take her back to court. Only a judge can order her to pay, if she ignores or refuses to pay. The entire matter may affect you, but the remedy lies in dad's hands.

 

[Proserpina]

So for the past year, my two step children 12 and 14 have been living here with us... joint legal custody and physical with dad (and me). For the 14 yr old birthday, we got her a cell phone.. but blocked her mother after the mother did not make her second payment for 14 yr olds braces, which is associated with our credit score.. because we filled out paperwork and thought mom wouldnt have a problem writing US a check (but for some reason she does). Daughter tells her mom she doesnt want her texting anyway because she is annoyimg with how much she texts her.
There is a house phone the mom can call, but doesnt like when I pick up.. and wants to take us to court because I blockedher from texting phone until she makes payments. Like a little kid. Mind you she also got arrested with kids in car for driving on suspended license, not having insurance or registration from not paying bills.

Is it illegal to block her from MY phone plan if there is always a house phone??? I feel like if I deleted the phone all togeether you're back to square one AND upset your daughter. Buy the kid a phone that you pay for then, but I am not supplying you with a link to talk for $40 a month when you dont pay anything for the kids!!!

WHOA.

You have NO RIGHT to block her like that. Are you WANTING to transfer custody?