50/50 time split and grandparents

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Does anyone know the common and legal stance on this?

We have split time with the kids 50/50 following divorce. His family also want to spend time with the kids, including a decent chunk of the holidays, which is understandable. However, my family are largely deceased and none of the remaining family are the kind to visit or spend time with.

So, is it reasonable of my ex to ask that the split is 33% each during the holidays? So, he gets them 1/3, his family get them 1/3 and I only get the remaining 1/3?

What your Ex and his parents are suggesting is completely wrong and unacceptable. I'm sure no Judge would agree to that. Grandparents have no enforceable rights of access to children.
The time the children spend with his parents must come out of his time allocation. There should be no reduction of your allocated time.

Be cautious about giving the grandparents access to the children in your own time, they could easily put pressure on you to continue arrangements even if they become inconvenient for you, because they saw them as "written in stone".
They are being unfair to you already with their attitude to you over Christmas, they sound like Give Them an Inch They Will Take a Yard!

Well done on sticking up for yourself OP!

I understood that it’s just holidays they want to split into thirds, but I still think it’s ridiculous of them to even suggest it.

It’s your Ex’s responsibility to facilitate his family’s relationship with the children on his time.

You share your children with your ex, not with your ex plus his family. You should get 50% of the fun holiday time as well as 50% of the term time!

It’s nice for the children to have a relationship with their extended family, but not at the expense of their time with you.

Gosh absolutely no having read updates. I’d keep 50% next holidays no favours, to be crystal clear there are zero rights. Say I have 50% of holidays and you will have to facilitate your parents on your time, It’s not up to you to generously sacrifice my precious time with my children so your parents get some. I will have them for the first three weeks.