But he’s doing more than we wanted to when we were trying to control him! (No need for a /s)

Because that’s generally how appeals work in the US. You can “go ask the other parent” multiple times all the way up to the Supreme Court.

For reference, the entire country of Switzerland is only 9m people covering 15K sq-mi. The Los Angeles metro area is 18m people covering 33K sq-mi. The only reason it works there is the county is so small.

I was thinking a different type of “deposit”

Keep an eye on Hong Kong. It’s locked within a range to the USD. I expect to see an announcement of a switch to the Yuan soon.