Communication with ex is toxic
She uses the kids as leverage constantly. Texts me angry about child support, cancels my time last minute, makes snide comments about my parenting in front of the kids. Got a lawye
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Navigating custody, handoffs, and co-parent communication.
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She uses the kids as leverage constantly. Texts me angry about child support, cancels my time last minute, makes snide comments about my parenting in front of the kids. Got a lawye
Been going back and forth with my ex for 14 months. Finally got 50/50 custody, alternating weeks starting next month. Lawyer said I did better than expected given the circumstances
Me and my ex finally agreed to a schedule that actually works instead of fighting about it constantly. Turns out when we stopped trying to "win" the negotiations and just focused o
Been dating my girlfriend for 3 months and she's already asking to come pick up my kids with me. I don't think it's the right time yet but she keeps saying I'm keeping her hidden a
Got 50/50 custody but I'm paying child support on top of it because my ex made less during the divorce. Now I'm maintaining two households, paying support, and picking up extra shi
My ex and I have been divorced 2 years and we have two kids. Every single text exchange about pickups or school stuff turns into an argument about something totally unrelated. Like
My ex literally doesn't answer texts about our kids' school activities until days later. There's a soccer signup that's happening NOW and she just responded at 11pm saying 'whateve
Been divorced 8 months now. We're doing 50/50 which sounds fair but I'm exhausted. One week on one week off and I feel like I'm never catching a rhythm. Every time I'm getting sett
She's consistently 30 minutes late to every exchange. Like not sometimes, every single time. I talked to my lawyer and apparently I can file for modification but I don't want to be
Just found out she took my son to Disney for a week while I'm paying $1400 a month support. I'm genuinely happy he got to go but also... that stings a bit. She got the house in the
My 7 year old asked me this last night after I picked him up. I tried to explain it wasn't about him and that we both love him but it's hard to explain divorce to a kid. He seemed
Divorce has been finalized for 8 months but every Friday pickup feels like I'm walking through a minefield. My ex wife is always pointing out something I did wrong or didn't do wit
We changed from the standard every other weekend to a 50/50 split where I have them Wed nights and every other weekend. It's only been a month but honestly the kids seem less stres
My income is inconsistent right now since I went freelance last year. Some months I make decent money, other months not so much. My ex's lawyer is pushing for a higher support amou
Just wanted to share what's been working for us. We started using OurFamilyWizard for all custody stuff and it's a game changer. No more text arguments, everything's documented, an
So my ex wants to switch our summer custody arrangement last minute because her boyfriend got tickets to some concert. We already agreed on the schedule back in March. My kids are
My custody agreement is every other weekend Friday through Sunday. But for the last three weekends, my ex has texted me Sunday afternoon asking if the kids can stay until Monday or
So my ex has been with this guy for like 2 months and now he's picking the kids up with her sometimes. My son is only 6. I feel like it's too soon but I don't know if I'm just bein
After a year of working through mediation, we finally got it settled. I went from every other weekend to having them Monday through Wednesday and every other weekend. It's what I w
This is driving me crazy. We agreed on Thursday pickups at 6pm but she's either an hour late or just doesn't show up. Then she texts me at 7pm asking if I can bring them back early