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50/50 contact advice

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bumblebee37 · 23/01/2022 11:51

This is hypothetical at the moment but it's something I feel my narc ex might be demanding in the not too distant future so wanted to see where I'd stand.

Always had an EOW arrangement plus one weeknight with our ds aged 9. This has been in place for several years. Ex has recently got a bee in his bonnet. I am newly married to dh (been together 6 years) and we have bought a bigger property. I think ex feels put out by this and annoyed to see us doing well. He's that type of person.

I have never obstructed contact and we generally rub along quite well together but I don't believe 50/50 is ideal for children (just my opinion) and I wouldn't want it for my ds who is settled in the current arrangement. If ex chose to push for this surely he would need to prove why it would be of benefit to my son rather than it just being something he as the parent has suddenly decided he wants?

That said I know courts are quite in favour of these type of contact arrangements now so I really don't know. Has anyone got any experience of this? Would he be likely to get this after so many years of the current situation working well for ds purely because his feelings and circumstances have changed?

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