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[quote=Anonymous]We had some last minute drama over the custody arrangement this year, so I'm looking for some potential solutions for next year. Would love to hear from parents who have successfully navigated similar situations.  The basic facts: We have one DD (5) and our divorce decree doesn't say anything about how holidays should be divided. I have primary custody; ExH gets one evening a week and every other weekend. (And before y'all come for me... this is the arrangement he wanted. He has never asked for 50/50 or more time.)

Last year he picked up DD early afternoon on Christmas Day, she stayed the night, and came home the following day. This Thanksgiving we also split the day - I dropped her off at dad's midday. We agreed that we would split Christmas as well but didn't set specific times. I assumed it would be sometime around noon based on the previous holidays. On Christmas Eve he asked that I drop her off at 9 am. I pushed back and said I would bring her at noon. 9 wouldn't give us enough time to finish opening presents and have breakfast without rushing.  He was very upset and said that I was taking away from his Christmas experience, ruining his family's plans, etc. I don't think his points were completely without merit, but I feel that Christmas Eve wasn't the time to argue and change past precedent. What should we do differently next year? [/quote]

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