Navigating custody, handoffs, and co-parent communication.
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Been divorced for 3 years and we have a solid custody arrangement but lately my ex has been flaky with handoffs. Last week she was 45 minutes late picking up the kids without texti
The new court order went through and we're switching to 50/50 custody starting this coming Monday. Been with the kids full time for 2 years so going from 7 days to 3-4 days per wee
This is the third time this month. I get it, life happens, but I've got plans with the kids and they're looking forward to it. How do you guys handle this without being the bad guy
I only get them every other weekend and one night during the week. It's killing me because I feel like I'm missing so much. They're growing up and changing and I'm on the sidelines
Me and their mom are splitting up and we want to do this right. We're going to tell them together and keep it civil. Kids are 8 and 11. What do we actually SAY? How much do we expl
Going through the divorce right now and we just got the custody agreement finalized. Have my boys for two weeks starting Saturday. Haven't been separated from them before and I'm w
After months of back and forth with lawyers and a mediator, we actually have something official now. Took forever and cost way more than I wanted to spend but honestly it's such a
My 8 year old came home last week repeating stuff my ex said about me being irresponsible with money and how I don't contribute enough for their activities. I know she's angry but
This is the third time in two months she's asked to swap weekends with literally a few days notice. I get that life happens but I've got plans with the kids already booked and it m
Moved for work and now I'm 2 hours away from the kids. Their mom wants to keep them on the same school schedule but I want to see them more than just weekends. We're talking about
Our custody setup was agreed on 3 years ago when the kids were younger and our work schedules were different. Now things have changed - I have way more flexibility and want more ti
After 18 months of court battles, I finally got primary custody of both kids. It was what I wanted and what I fought for, but now that it's official I'm having all these weird feel
So my ex is supposed to pick up the kids every Friday at 6pm. For the last month she's been anywhere from 20 minutes to 2 hours late. Last week she didn't show until 8:30 and didn'
My child support was set 3 years ago when I made way less money. I got a promotion and my ex immediately wants to revisit it. Part of me feels like I should just do it to keep the
Long time lurker here. Just wanted to share that after a long legal battle my ex and I finally agreed to true 50/50 custody. My lawyer said most cases don't end this way but we bot
My ex has moved the kids' pickup time THREE times this month without asking. I plan my whole week around having them Wed-Fri and she just texts me an hour before saying she needs t
My 8 year old has been saying he doesn't want to spend his weekends with me anymore. Says he'd rather stay at mom's house with his friends. It's breaking my heart. I think she's po
I just got a letter from her lawyer asking to increase child support. My circumstances haven't really changed much. Got a small raise but nothing crazy. This feels like it's never
She keeps texting me last minute that I need to pick up the kids earlier or later. I work a job with set hours and this is making it really hard to plan my day. How do you guys han
Our original agreement was pretty basic and now summer is coming up. She wants the kids for 6 weeks but that conflicts with my vacation time and my new job. We haven't gone to cour