"Between us, we have three children, ages 8, 6, and 2. We've done a lot of math with an accountant and determined that it would be best for the household finances if Kevin divorced me and married Monica (with a bunch of other paperwork filed to make sure we stick as a group when it comes to parental authority, medical proxies, power of attorney, etc.)."
"You can explain to them why you're making these moves if they bring it up again, but if not, I wouldn't say another word to them about it-and I wouldn't involve them in the wedding or post-ceremony lunch. This is just a mundane aspect of the relationship the three of you have built that has no bearing on the children, so just leave them out of it."
A throuple of two adults and a girlfriend share three children, ages eight, six, and two. An accountant determined that the household finances work best if one partner legally divorces and marries the other, with additional legal paperwork to preserve shared parental authority, medical proxies, and power of attorney. Daily life and parental roles will remain unchanged. The legal change is primarily driven by tax filing considerations rather than romantic or familial shifts. The advice is to keep the children uninvolved unless they directly ask and to avoid including them in the brief legal ceremony or celebration.
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