Finally got the custody agreement in writing
After 8 months of back and forth with lawyers, we finally signed off on the agreement yesterday. 50/50 custody with alternating weeks and he gets them every other weekend. Honestly
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Navigating custody, handoffs, and co-parent communication.
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After 8 months of back and forth with lawyers, we finally signed off on the agreement yesterday. 50/50 custody with alternating weeks and he gets them every other weekend. Honestly
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My 8 year old came home and said mom told him I didn't want to spend time with him because I'm always working. That's completely unfair and not even true. I've been busting my ass
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My 5 year old asked me this yesterday and I froze. He was asking why mommy has a different house and why he has two bedrooms. I kept it simple and said sometimes grown ups live in
Won't go into all the details but it was a long legal battle. I have my kids 50% of the time now which is what I wanted. The thing is I feel kind of guilty about it even though I k
Been dealing with this for 8 months now. We have a court ordered 50/50 custody agreement but my ex keeps changing pickup times last minute or asking me to take the kids on her sche
My 7 year old asked me yesterday if mom's new boyfriend was going to 'be my new dad'. It caught me off guard. I didn't want to badmouth the guy or make it a thing but I also didn't
Starting to think texting and phone calls aren't working anymore with my ex. Things get miscommunicated or she says I never told her something when I clearly did. Thinking about tr
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Just got laid off and my child support payments are gonna be tough for a bit. I know I need to contact my ex but honestly I'm dreading it. We don't get along and she's gonna assume