Is the Other Parent's Consent Required for International Travel

My question involves a child custody case from the State of: FLORIDA

Our Parenting Plan says the following with regard to out of country travel:

" Either parent may travel out of the country with the child during his or her time sharing but must receive written consent from the other parent first. At least 30 days prior to traveling, the parent shall provide a detailed itinerary, including locations, and telephone numbers where the child and parent may be reached during the trip. Each parent agrees to provide whatever documentation is necessary for the other parent to take the child out of the country"

Does this mean:

A. Either parent MUST give written consent to the other parent so that said parent can take child out of the country.

or

B. Either parent cannot travel out of the country with the child without the other parent's consent.

The parent who wishes to travel outside the country with the child has to get the other parent's permission. So...B.

Hiyathere Free9man.
Thank you.

Are you 100% certain on that?
Mom and her attorney are dead set on interpreting that clause as "A" and are threatening contempt unless I consent.

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Quoting Adequate Man

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Hiyathere Free9man.
Thank you.

Are you 100% certain on that?
Mom and her attorney are dead set on interpreting that clause as "A" and are threatening contempt unless I consent.

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Mom's attorney needs to go back to law school. Let them drag you into court over this. The judge will get a kick out of it.

Is there a particular reason you do not wish to consent?

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Quoting free9man

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Is there a particular reason you do not wish to consent?

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One? How about over a dozen.
Our daughter is 14 months old. She has been to mom's home country before without me having a say on anything. And I don't even get to have her overnight. That was all before I established paternity and we put a parenting plan in place. So much drama... I have been so naive. Not sure you want to hear all that.

So are you just saying no to the travel to punish mom? Perhaps compromising and allowing the travel will encourage her to compromise with you?

Seriously, if you had said something along the lines of I am genuinely concerned she won't bring her back, or something like that, that would be one thing, but none of your reasons are about the child, and are about you being upset with Mom's behavior and not having control. I don't think the drama is as one sided as you think, and you both (Mom included), will need to learn how to work together if you want any of this drama to go away.

It's not punishment. Mom will go to her home country anyway. I want to be with my daughter while mom is away. I don't see how it benefits her in any way to leave the country with mom at her age.
I wish compromises were possible. I grossly overestimated Mom's capacity to be reasonable and fair for about 10 months after our daughter was born. It went from I can have our daughter overnight when she is 3 months old, to 6 months old, to 5 years old. Add to that anytime there were problems personally between us I wouldn't get to see her as punishment. At least that's my side of the story.

Ok I lied. May be I do get a little feel of finally winning one with this situation.
Don't judge me.
In the past all I have done is lose out on being with my daughter by trying to come to "compromises".