What should you not do if you are co parenting with your ex?
Neglect or “forget” to keep your ex up-to-date with any scholastic, medical, psychiatric, extracurricular activities or appointments you make for your children. Regularly doing this is antithetical to co-parenting. Co-parenting is about the kids.
What to do if your ex doesn’t respond to text messages?
Sites such as Talking Parents are admissible in court and have read receipts, which prevent your ex from claiming that s/he “didn’t get the message.” Block him/her on social media, increase your privacy settings, and do not text. Establish a set of rules for yourself: How often you will check the messages and how long you will wait to respond?
Can a toxic ex text your new partner?
But they can, according to the Mitchems, be incredibly toxic. “While these text messages may be disturbing to your new partner as well as you, they are nothing more than just a gimmick to make you question your decision about leaving your ex-partner and ruin what you have in your new and awesome relationship,” they says.
What to do when co parenting doesn’t work?
You are not ever going to get these things from your anger-addicted ex, and you can make yourself sick trying. You tried to co-parent so your kids would see their parents get along, and to make them feel safe. That didn’t work.
What happens when your ex spouse and co parent won’t cooperate?
Ex-spouses can become immersed in rage, frustration, and a sense of powerlessness when their co-parenting partnership isn’t working. This can leave little energy for either to move ahead with their post-divorce lives. You cannot force an uncooperative co-parent to stop fighting.
Sites such as Talking Parents are admissible in court and have read receipts, which prevent your ex from claiming that s/he “didn’t get the message.” Block him/her on social media, increase your privacy settings, and do not text. Establish a set of rules for yourself: How often you will check the messages and how long you will wait to respond?
Can a parent refuse to co-parent a child?
The answer is it depends on whether that refusal to co-parent rises to the level of impacting the child’s best interest. This includes the child’s health, safety, education or general welfare. Since the best interest standard in child custody cases is the foundation for a family law judge’s decision, the lack of co-parenting must be serious.
Is it bad to keep your ex in the dark about co parenting?
Regularly doing this is antithetical to co-parenting. Co-parenting is about the kids. It’s not about getting back at your ex or keeping your ex in the dark about what’s going on with the children. Keep your ex in the dark about all changes in your life or circumstances that are challenging or difficult.