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[quote=Anonymous]I had a friend go through this. She and her husband did a mutual consent divorce. They worked everything out in advance with a mediator: what would happen with the house, custody (50/50), etc.

Once they separated and decided to divorce, they told their children and proceeded to rent a small apartment for about 6 months while they worked through the terms of everything. They kept the children in the house and "nested them" - one parent would be with them one week, the other at the apartment. Then they'd switch. It was over in 6 months. She kept the house, her ex bought a house within a mile. The kids are with each parent one week then switch, but they often float between houses, especially in the summer. They are very amicable about not being so stringent with 50/50 custody because they are behaving as adults who put their children first. The middle child is even in therapy and they all attend as a family.

If you are both on board to avoid litigation and put the children first, this could be the best route. I am a teacher and recently heard a student say to another student "If your parents divorce, don't they want to live as far away from each other as possible??" and I said "not if they are trying to put their kids first, which a lot of parents try to do."

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