Navigating custody, handoffs, and co-parent communication.
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After a rough two years of every other week, I was able to get more time. New schedule is 5 days with me, 2 days with their mom. It was hard to go through the process, had to docum
So we have a formal agreement. She's supposed to have them Tuesday and Thursday after school plus every other weekend. Lately she's been asking to swap days constantly, saying she
Just wanted to share something positive here because this forum can be pretty heavy. My ex and I were in a really bad place, couldn't talk without yelling, making decisions about t
Looking to get off texting with my ex about kid stuff since half the conversations turn into arguments. I keep screenshots of everything anyway so I figured there's gotta be an app
The custody agreement just got finalized and I'm getting my 4 year old daughter for the first overnight next weekend. Honestly I'm freaking out a little. I've got her room set up,
So my ex has been swapping weekends without asking me first. Last month she kept the kids an extra week because her mom was visiting and just texted me about it after the fact. I'v
My 7 year old came back from his mom's place and told me she let him stay up till 10pm on a school night. When he's with me I've got a 9pm bedtime and he actually listens. But now
My 12 year old son said he'd rather stay at his mom's place on his weeks with me. It absolutely crushed me. I asked why and he said I'm always stressed and yelling about work stuff
My ex and I just finalized a 50/50 schedule with alternating weeks. I'm nervous about the kids adjusting but want to make sure I'm doing this right. Do you guys keep stuff at both
Every time we text about the kids, it somehow becomes about something else and we end up arguing. We've been divorced for 2 years now but still can't seem to just keep it about log
Got them every other weekend and I feel like I'm not really their dad anymore. By the time Friday rolls around I'm making up for lost time instead of just being normal with them. M
My ex is dating someone and now wants to introduce him to the kids. My son is 8 and my daughter is 5. I'm not thrilled but I know I don't get a say in what she does on her time. Bu
Using my 10 year old as a messenger about custody changes or money needs to happen. He came home and said mom said I need to pay for his baseball camp. Never heard from her directl
She lets them stay up til 10pm on her weekends. I have them bedtime at 8:30. They come back to my house wrecked, crying over everything, can't focus at school. When I mentioned it
Honestly thought it was going to be a disaster. Split Thanksgiving (her family dinner Thursday, my family Friday) and alternating Christmas mornings. My oldest was pretty bummed at
We finally agreed on Friday night through Sunday instead of this weird Thursday-Saturday thing we had going. Sounds minor but it means I can actually take my kids to Sunday activit
Is there a standard way this works? Right now we're just splitting the dependent claim every other year but I've heard there are better ways to do it? Has anyone worked this out wi
Been divorced for 2 years and my ex wants to change our custody schedule AGAIN. Currently it's Mon-Thu with me, Fri-Sun with her. My 7-year-old (Mason) has finally settled into thi
Been reading about it. The kids stay in the house and we rotate in/out. Sounds amazing for stability but honestly sounds logistically insane. Would need an extra place to live when
Remember my post from 2 weeks ago about fighting for Thanksgiving? We went to mediation and my ex agreed to switch it up. So for the first time in 3 years I get the kids Wed-Sun fo