Navigating custody, handoffs, and co-parent communication.
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My ex keeps threatening to limit my time with them if I don't pay extra for school stuff. We have a court ordered agreement but she pulls this manipulation tactic constantly. My la
Every transition is awkward. My 5 year old cried a little when I left which broke my heart. I know it's normal but man it doesn't get easier. Their mom and I text every few hours a
Me and their mom worked out a new arrangement. Instead of every other weekend, I'll have them Wed nights and every other full weekend. They're 6 and 9 so old enough to understand.
This is driving me insane. We have a clear schedule in the custody agreement but she keeps texting me an hour before pickup saying she needs to swap days or push times back. I don'
After 2 years of back and forth with lawyers, we finally agreed on terms last week. 50/50 custody, he got the house, I'm getting the garage turned apartment situation squared away
She's been dating this guy for 3 months and now he's picking up my daughter from soccer practice. I don't know him. My ex says they're taking it slow but my daughter mentioned he c
Just wanted to share some good news. My ex and I separated pretty amicably and we've been doing Mon-Thurs with me, Thurs-Sun with her for the past 6 months. At first I thought the
Got a message from my ex saying our son told her he's scared of my girlfriend Sarah. I was blindsided by this. Sarah has been around maybe 6 times over the last two months, nothing
This is the third time this month she's been late picking up the kids on my work days. Last Tuesday I was 45 minutes late to a client meeting because she didn't show up till 5:15 w
We have 50/50 split down the middle, alternating weeks. Judge ordered me to pay 600 a month in child support because I make about 15k more per year than my ex. I get that child sup
My ex lets the kids stay up until 10pm on school nights, gives them whatever snacks they want, and lets them play video games constantly. When they come to me I'm trying to have so
Got a new job that has me working some weekends now and I'm supposed to have the kids every other weekend. Already told their mom about the conflict but she's being weird about adj
She's been "forgetting" to have them ready on my pickup days and when I text about it she says I never confirmed the time. I have screenshots of every single agreement but this is
Just wanted to post something positive for once. My ex and I had a really rough first year after the split. Lot of anger and frustration on both sides. But we've been using that co
We've been separated for a month and my wife and I finally agreed on custody terms. Now we have to sit down and tell them together. My kids are 6 and 9. I'm terrified of messing th
Got a message from my ex saying she got a job offer in Denver and wants to relocate with the boys. Currently we have 50/50 custody and I see them every other week plus Wednesdays.
This is the third time this month. She's supposed to pick up the kids at 5pm on Friday and doesn't show until 630 or 7. I have plans, they get confused, and it's messing with our s
My 6 year old came home yesterday and repeated some pretty negative stuff about me that clearly came from his mom's side of the family. He said things like 'mom says you don't care
Just wanted to post something positive for once. We've been going back and forth on child support for 8 months and it was getting ugly. Finally agreed to try mediation last month a
So my ex texts me out of the blue saying she needs to swap weekends every other month because of her new job. We've had the same schedule for 2 years and the kids are doing great w