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Splitting time between parents

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Emilydaze · 23/07/2022 21:58

I would really appreciate any advice and others experiences. I am getting divorced and have a 10 and 12 year old. My ex wants a 50/50 split but so far in their lives has rarely been there in the week as works long hours. He says ‘ it will work’ but this basically means he will be farming them out to my MIL or a nanny. My work is far more flexible and I can easily have them any evening he isn’t home so that they can be with one of us rather than a nanny but he won’t have this. Says it isn’t fair ( on who?) and he would rather they were with a nanny than me as sees me as a bad parent. I have no idea how he plans to manage school hols as he can’t take all that time off work. They have been used to spending far more time with me than them for the whole of their lives so far so why does he deciding he doesn’t love me and buggering off mean I get less time with them and they have to be with likely a nanny? Solicitor wasn’t very helpful and suggested we have to sort ourselves.

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PicaK · 24/07/2022 00:06

He's got his 50/50 means no cms head on.
I suggest you go for mediation or even counselling to talk it through. Your eldest is definitely at an age where courts will listen to their wishes but court will cost.
Kids first. And irritatingly distant dads do learn to pick up the slack. It takes a while and it's bloody irritating but they get there. And that's best for the kids.
So you may need to come at it with a 2 year plan

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