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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have been divorced for 1 year and my son (14) said he can't do the back and forth anymore. We tried so many schedules last year and our kids spent a lot of time travelling. My ex wife couldn't afford to leave nearby. There are no room rents in our area. There are few apartments to rent and the cost is prohibitive. My ex lives at least 25 minutes away. Her work schedule makes it almost impossible sometimes for her to pick up the kids during the week for drop off/ pick up. This year the kids re going to be with me Monday to Thursday and Friday to Sunday they will be with their mom. But if their mom has plans some weekends they can stay with me this way.  [/quote]

Why is her economic position so different from yours following the divorce? Typically, in a divorce, you split assets 50/50, and child support/alimony gets incomes closer to equal.  [/quote]

OP here. Our economic situation is not that much different. We did split everything 50/50. Neither of us requires alimony or child support. Our salary are not that far off. We sold the house and split the proceeds. We are both renting, but as I said earlier it's prohibitive to rent here and the supply is very limited. In fact I am spending far more of my income towards rent than her, but at least our kids remain in the same school district. Our divorce agreement does not have any clause (nor did we want it) that says we must live close to one another say within 10 mins or so. [/quote]

Why not have mooed to an area where you both could afford to live.  [/quote]

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