A North Carolina father sought $3,000 or extra custody days before agreeing to let his ex-wife take their two children abroad; an appeals court upheld a procedure allowing disputed travel requests to be reviewed
A father who demanded $3,000 or extra custody days before allowing his former wife to take their children abroad for a holiday was acting out of personal frustration rather than putting the children’s best interests first, a court has found. The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled on 4 November 2026 that a parenting coordinator…