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[quote=Anonymous]My ex blindsided me by announcing he's moving halfway across the country in less than a year.

We've been divorced for a decade, with the same parenting agreement and visitation in place pretty much the whole time. We share legal custody. Our ds spends more than 2/3 of his time living with me. He spends every other weekend with Ex. Ex pays child support. I take care of most of ds' day to day needs and decision making, as well as paying for anything Ex considers "extra."

Ds is now in high school. He gets along with both of us, and is fine with the idea of the move and change in visitation.

Ex proposes that ds will continue to live with me, and attend his current school. He wants to have ds come to him for the summer, and sometimes for longer breaks (winter and spring holidays).

We're going to discuss plans this weekend. Ex wants to know my thoughts, but I barely have thoughts, yet, because this was such a surprise! I am also wary b/c Ex has screwed me over in the past. What should I be thinking about?

I know I do not want ds gone for the whole summer. Also, I wonder how Ex intends to amend child support? He will lowball if he can get away with it. Which of us would be responsible for making and paying for ds' travel arrangements?

I'd love BTDT advice to help me navigate, thanks![/quote]

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