Ex-etiquette: A whole other family
Q: My girlfriend travels for work, or so she told me, but I just found out she has a whole other family, including a child! I’m thinking about calling the...
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Ex-etiquette: Her father is angry I kept our daughter’s secret
Q: I’m in trouble. My ex is very angry that I did not pass on a confidence that our child told me, but she asked me not to tell her...
Ex-etiquette: Suspicious bruises found on child
Q. My child’s mother recently moved in with her boyfriend, who has full custody of his three boys. Last time I picked up our son from his mother’s, I noticed...
Ex-etiquette: Parenting from a distance
Q. My ex is a terrible co-parent. When we divorced, I remarried soon afterward, but I have stayed open to co-parenting with their mother. We had to move an hour...
Ex-etiquette: Getting along
Q. How do I get along with my ex without fighting? We can barely stand each other and I can tell our kids are being affected. She thinks they are...
Ex-etiquette: Slow down your diagnosis
Q. My son’s father and I separated eight months ago and it’s taken a while for us to get adjusted. One thing I have noticed is that my son is...
Ex-etiquette: Daughter wanted to go to summer school
Q. Now that school has ended, our 5-year-old daughter has the chance to go to her father’s in the mornings before he goes to work at noon or go to...
Ex-etiquette: New boyfriend disciplined my daughter
Q. My ex’s boyfriend just moved in with her. We share custody of my 6-year-old daughter. We were at her ballet recital and I overheard him chastising my daughter for...
Ex-etiquette: He left and found a new family
Q. My co-parent left and remarried soon after. His wife has three children. We have two. When it is time to pick up our children, he comes to the door...
Ex-etiquette: Constantly back in court
Q. My ex takes me back to court about three times a year. Rarely does anything change, and it costs thousands, which just frustrates me further. The court just ordered...