#co-parenting

#co-parenting

Question: My lifelong friend is emotionally abusive to her partner and father of their child. I've known her for 30 years and I know and understand her tendency to be controlling and overly analytical but I feel that it's gone to the next level in her relationship. She has always been quite destructive in her relationships and I've seen many of her previous partners crumble under the stress and pressure of her invasive need for honesty and transparency.

"Life is chaos," she said. "Mornings in my house are unimaginable. I have to get the kids up and fed, more or less, and out to where the school bus picks them up. At the same time I'm getting myself ready so that I can leave for work once I know they're on the bus. I don't leave before, because if the bus doesn't come, which happens more frequently than it should, I have to take them to school."

Over my decades of practice, seeing thousands of people who use donor conception to have their children, I have seen a steady increase in people who want to either co‑parent or who plan to use the sperm or eggs of someone they know and plan to call that person "mom" or "dad." While I have seen many of these beautiful arrangements work out well, many have not.

It's a new year and new insights for Jennifer Garner, who's shedding rare light on her hard divorce from Ben Affleck. The 13 Going on 30 star, 53, told Marie Claire UK the couple's 2015 split prompted her to be smart about what you can and can't handle, and I could not handle what was out there. But what was out there [gestures] was not what was hard. The fact of it is what was hard.

For today's co-parents who are separated or divorced, communication with their children doesn't end when the parenting time schedule switches to the other parent. More often than not, custody agreements build in video calls-Zoom, FaceTime, Google Meet-between parents and children. These video calls are a routine way for parents to stay connected with their children, but the truth is that they can often be fraught with difficulties. Sometimes they even result in court intervention.

Most recently he has decided that I am having an affair with Clara, the (happily married heterosexual) woman next door. While Clara and I are good friends and I enjoy her company, there is nothing romantic between us. He is furious with me and has all but cut off his friendships with the kids next door, refusing to step foot inside their home even though our families used to eat together once or twice a week.

When previous relationships intrude on new beginnings, couples face decisions that reveal character more than spreadsheets. Financial advantages mean nothing if emotional foundations crack. On a December 10 episode of The Dave Ramsey Show, a caller and realtor from San Francisco shared her uncomfortable situation. Getting married at the end of December, she faces moving into her fiancé's rental where his ex-wife's name remains on the month-to-month lease despite multiple attempts at removal and court orders.

I just told my partner (we've been discussing this in therapy for a year, so it does not feel out of the blue, at least not to me) that I knew having a second child was the right choice for me, and thus I would be pursuing it. If he couldn't get on board, I said, it would be best if we split up.

"we are still best friends and adore each other."

From disagreements about sugar intake to debates over vegan diets or fast food, the question of what children should eat and how much control parents should exert often becomes a flashpoint between divorced co-parents. I see this issue play out as a family law attorney, not just at the dinner table, but in courtrooms and custody agreements. Food choices can become a battleground between parents as their children are transitioning between households.

Keith Urban has already moved on from estranged wife Nicole Kidman, who begrudgingly filed for divorce late last month after 19 years of marriage. A source told Us Weekly that the Grammy winner, 58, is not dating one person but is open and has moved on from the marriage with Nicole. The Aussie stars who tied the knot in 2006 and share daughters Sunday, 17, and Faith, 14 began living apart at the beginning of the summer,

"after a long and loving marriage,"

My boyfriend and I are doing a trial run before we get married. I am renting out my condo and we are renting a house. He has a 10-year-old son with 50-50 custody. We generally get along because I make sure to keep in my place: I am not a parent and make sure that his father is the authority figure. The problem is that his ex-wife thinks she can treat me like an unpaid nanny with zero impact or input.

When she was offered the lead on the show, Paul told " Call Her Daddy" host Alex Cooper that she had to think long and hard about the filming schedule and its impact on her children before saying yes. "I'm a co-parent. I have two baby daddies, not one, so I'm dealing with two different people; my children, my home base is here. Can I travel that long? Can I be gone that long?" she said she asked herself.

I have two young children, and he refuses to meet them and says he doesn't want to be involved in any child-related activities or even conversation. It makes me really sad as my children are such wonderful little people, but he just doesn't want anything to do with them. I split up with their dad years ago and we co-parent well without any issues.

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom at the Vanity Fair Oscars party on March 2, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.Phillip Faraone (Getty Images) It's been two months since Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry confirmed what had been an open secret in Hollywood for months: that their relationship, after 10 years, was over. People magazine announced it at the end of June, but it wasn't until July 4th that they confirmed it to the same publication in a brief statement.

"Take your kids to the elementary school this weekend, pack them all up with their book bag, their lunchbox, cute little back-to-school outfit, their new shoes - all the works - and go take a tripod to that elementary school, junior high, high school ... and go take the back-to-school pictures on the weekends."

"For me, in my household, I am SINGLE. So I'm holding it down for everyone at home. I'm the only parent present day to day."