New family - Issues Already?!?

[gramma]

Thanks everyone - my contact states that I require 2 weeks notice and that I am required to give them 2 weeks notice to terminate. Right now if they don't pay me on Friday as promised, I can terminate without notice...(love that leverage)...however lets say they sign the contact and then in a week owe me $$ again, does that lock me into giving them 2 weeks notice to terminate without notice? Or would I still have to give them 2 weeks notice ? Do I need to have it stated in my contract that non-payment is grounds for immediate terminations? Or is it the law for service rendered?

I have a paragraph in my contract that says that I reserve the right to terminate for the following reasons, intentional and continuous desctructive or aggresive behaviours
lack of parental cooperation with programming
consistent late payments or non payment of fees

there are a few more but cant recall off the top of my head. I would suggest that even if its not written in your contract, you can terminate without notice. if they are not paying you on time already I wouldnt count on them to pay you once you give notice either. I would change their payments to MOnday morning for the upcoming week. Do not accept the child into care with money owing to you but you have to sit down and talk with them about it.