Navigating custody, handoffs, and co-parent communication.
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Every text turns into an argument. I'll ask something simple like 'what time is soccer practice' and somehow it becomes about how I never help with anything. I've tried being brief
Been dealing with this for months. Our custody agreement says kids are with me Wed-Fri and every other weekend. My ex keeps picking them up early, dropping them off late, or just n
Been single for about a year after the divorce and recently started seeing someone seriously. My kids are 8 and 10. I feel like eventually they'll need to meet her but I don't want
Lost some hours at work and my child support payments are honestly killing me right now. Still seeing my kids plenty and want to keep it that way, but I'm struggling. Do I need to
My ex is way more lenient than I am. At her place the kids stay up late, eat whatever, barely any rules. Then they come back to my house where there's structure and bedtimes and th
Hit me right in the gut. I didn't know what to say so I just held him and told him that sometimes grown ups love each other but can't be together, and that both his mom and I love
This is the third time in two months she's asked to swap weekends. I get it, life happens, but I have plans with my kids and I'm tired of being treated like I'm flexible on demand.
After 18 months of legal battles and thousands in fees, the judge awarded me equal custody. I fought hard because I wanted to be in my kids' lives, not just a weekend dad. The hard
We've been separated for over two years and she still texts me angry about things that have nothing to do with the kids. Last week she sent a paragraph about how I'm a failure as a
My ex moved closer to the kids' school so now it makes more sense for them to be with her during the week. We're reworking the agreement but I'm worried I'm going to miss stuff. Sp
Second modification to the custody order because she wants to move out of state with the kids. My lawyer is charging me $350/hour and we're already 6 hours in and nothing's been de
She calls the kids like 5 times a week when they're with me. Last Sunday she called 3 times in one afternoon. I've tried talking to her about it calmly but she just says she misses
We agreed I pick up Tuesdays and Thursdays. Now she's saying she needs those days sometimes and wants me to be "flexible." I'm flexible plenty but I also count on those days with m
Got engaged last month and my ex freaked out. Started asking questions about whether my new wife will be around the kids, where we're living, all this stuff. Our custody agreement
Week on, week off schedule. I love my kids more than anything but man, going from full house to empty house every other week is rough. Anyone else deal with this? How do you stay s
My ex found out I'm dating someone new and now she's saying I need to ask permission before my girlfriend is around the kids. That doesn't seem right? I have custody on my weekends
So my ex keeps messaging me about switching weekends last minute. I get that life happens but this is the third time this month. I need the schedule to be consistent for my kids bu
Just wanted to post something positive for once. Been split with my kids' mom for 2 years now. We alternate weeks and honestly it's gotten easier. We text about school stuff and ac
Work emergency came up and I had to reschedule pickup by 2 hours. Explained to ex beforehand, she agreed. But when I got there my son asked why I was late and seemed disappointed.
Going through the divorce now and we're trying to figure out shared custody. Lawyers mentioned something about 'primary decisions' but I want to be involved in school stuff since I