How do you handle child support disagreements?
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
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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
She's been seeing someone for a couple months and now he's coming to kid events. I'm trying to be cool about it but man it stings. Know I don't have a right to complain since we're
Kid came home and mentioned mom let him stay up til 11pm on a school night. Part of me wants to say something but I also know I'm not there those days and don't want to undermine h
Just finalized custody arrangement - I have the kids Tuesday through Thursday and every other weekend. My ex and I are trying to be civil for the kids sake but there's still tensio
My ex has depression and anxiety and Ive been supportive about it. But lately shes been calling me saying shes having a hard time and asking if the kids can stay with me for a few
So my ex has been texting me last minute saying she needs to switch weekends pretty much every other week now. At first I was trying to be flexible but its getting ridiculous. Last
We're about 2 months post-separation and the communication is still pretty heated. We'll text about the kids and it turns into rehashing old arguments. Any advice on staying neutra
Just wanted to share a win. My ex and I were dreading the 50/50 split but weve been doing it for 6 months now and honestly its going really well. We use that OurFamilyWizard app to
This is driving me crazy. We agreed on every other weekend and Wed nights but she keeps texting me last minute saying she needs to switch things around. Last week she had them on m
Every time I try to talk to her about the kids she brings up money or what I did wrong in the marriage. I'm trying to keep it professional but she won't let me. I want to co-parent
Just wanted to share a win. Spent 8 months fighting but we finally agreed on a 50/50 split that actually works for everyone. It took compromise from both sides but the kids are hap
This is my third time writing this because I'm so frustrated. We have a 50/50 arrangement but she keeps texting asking to swap weekends last minute. Half the time it works out but
Got the kids this weekend and they seemed distant. My ex has been making comments about how I'm not as available as she is and I think they're picking up on that narrative. I work
So my ex started dating someone and he's been around the kids for like two weeks already. I'm not trying to control what she does but I feel like introducing someone that quickly i