Navigating custody, handoffs, and co-parent communication.
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My daughter plays select soccer and her games are usually Saturday mornings. Problem is I have her every other weekend and my ex has the alternate weeks. We're trying to figure out
After 8 months of back and forth with lawyers I finally got the paperwork signed. 50/50 custody, alternating weeks. My ex and I aren't best friends but we managed to keep it civil
This has been going on for 3 months now. We agreed 3pm pickups on Fridays but she's either 30-45 min late or doesn't show up until 4 when she feels like it. My son keeps asking if
After 8 months of back and forth, my ex and I agreed on a 50/50 split that actually works for both our jobs. Took a lot of conversations with our mediator but we nailed it down. Ki
She introduced the kids to her boyfriend after like 2 months of dating. They're 6 and 8. I don't even know this guy and now he's at pickup doing dad stuff with my kids. My lawyer s
This has been happening for 3 weeks now. I'll plan my work around our custody schedule and then she texts me an hour before pickup saying she needs to switch days. I work construct
Every single text turns into a fight. I'll ask about my daughter's soccer schedule and somehow it becomes about something I did wrong three years ago. I've tried being cordial, I'v
Going through the divorce right now and we're trying to figure out the holiday schedule. She wants Thanksgiving, I want Christmas. My lawyer says to fight for both but I don't want
Got the custody papers back and I'm getting the kids 40% of the time but it's structured in a way that makes it really hard. I get them Thursday night to Friday after school, then
My ex has been telling the kids that I left them, that I chose work over family, all this stuff that's not the full story. I mean yeah, we had problems and the marriage didn't work
My boy is playing in his first real soccer match next Saturday and he really wants me there. But it's her weekend. I asked my ex if we could swap that weekend and she said no becau
She's been having me communicate about pickups and school stuff through her new boyfriend instead of texting me directly. It's weird and honestly makes me uncomfortable. I told her
This has been going on for 3 weeks now. We agreed on Fridays at 5pm for pickup, but she's showing up at 530 or 545 most weeks. I have to clock out early or just leave my coworkers
Real talk, the first year after the split was brutal. We couldn't say two words to each other without it turning into a fight. We're 3 years out now and we actually talk like adult
Been doing 50/50 with my ex for almost 2 years now and I have to say it's way better than I expected. We do week on week off which means I get real time with the kids instead of ju
My ex and I have been doing every other weekend with me picking up Friday after school and dropping back Sunday evening. Her new job is making that impossible for her some weekends
We started using that coparenting app and it's honestly a game changer. No more miscommunications about pickup times, school stuff, medical things. Everything's documented. We're n
My 7 year old came back from his mom's house with a black eye last weekend and wouldn't tell me how it happened. She said he fell off the couch but I'm not buying it. He's never be
This is driving me crazy. We agreed she'd pick up the kids by 6pm on Fridays but she's been 30-45 minutes late almost every week. I have plans with my girlfriend and it's getting a
After 18 months of back and forth with lawyers, we finally settled on 50/50 custody with alternating weeks. Feels good to have it done and official. My advice to anyone going throu