Reply to: Did you have a nice long weekend?

[BrilloPad]

Not true at least in my case, fortunately not all divorces are laced with horrific legal battles and child access arguments.
I'm not saying F4J don't have a point because from what I've seen of other peoples breakups the Family Courts and CSA are thoroughly warped, but in my case neither were necessary or involved.
My ex is as keen for me to maintain contact with my children as I am.

Then I am very pleased for you. Government quotes that only 10% of divorces require intervention (180,000 divorces per year and 18,000 unique litigants per year) but each litigant needs average of around 3 appearances! Plus that 180,000 includes those with no kids. But more importantly some can't afford to go to court.

But the more who behave sensibly the better! Sounds like you made originally a very good choice of partner.

[TykeMerc]

f**kwit. rarely does the man get a say in anything - it is the woman who calls the shots.

Not true at least in my case, fortunately not all divorces are laced with horrific legal battles and child access arguments.
I'm not saying F4J don't have a point because from what I've seen of other peoples breakups the Family Courts and CSA are thoroughly warped, but in my case neither were necessary or involved.
My ex is as keen for me to maintain contact with my children as I am.

[BrilloPad]

It was tough trying to get the patio slab over his cast - but like the trooper I am, I managed it.....

What ex husband??

[BrilloPad]

Critical in my opinion, I don't look good in a superhero costume and the Fathers for Justice thing just doesn't appeal.
Fortunately we were able to sort out the financial responsibilities in a rational manner without blowing cash on the legal vultures too.
Mind you a comment from a colleague at my last gig was "you're the most married divorcee that I've ever met" which probably has more than a few grains of truth.

f**kwit. rarely does the man get a say in anything - it is the woman who calls the shots.

[TykeMerc]

Yep well done.....

I guess if you have kids it's best to be at least civil to each other - I was lucky to have a clean break!

Critical in my opinion, I don't look good in a superhero costume and the Fathers for Justice thing just doesn't appeal.
Fortunately we were able to sort out the financial responsibilities in a rational manner without blowing cash on the legal vultures too.
Mind you a comment from a colleague at my last gig was "you're the most married divorcee that I've ever met" which probably has more than a few grains of truth.

[cailin maith]

Has he had the cast off yet?

It was tough trying to get the patio slab over his cast - but like the trooper I am, I managed it.....

What ex husband??

[Diver]

Yep well done.....

I guess if you have kids it's best to be at least civil to each other - I was lucky to have a clean break!

Has he had the cast off yet?

[cailin maith]

It has to be worth it, just for the kids mate. well done

Yep well done.....

I guess if you have kids it's best to be at least civil to each other - I was lucky to have a clean break!

[Diver]

Why not? I get to pay for everything else

It has to be worth it, just for the kids mate. well done

[TykeMerc]

and you get to pay for her day out too


Neat

Why not? I get to pay for everything else

[Diver]

Yup, exactly that.

The kids live with my ex, but we have managed to maintain a civil relationship which is good for all of us especially the 3 boys we produced. No arguments over access etc.

and you get to pay for her day out too


Neat

[TykeMerc]

It's called an amicable divorce.

Like wot you had innit

Yup, exactly that.

The kids live with my ex, but we have managed to maintain a civil relationship which is good for all of us especially the 3 boys we produced. No arguments over access etc.

[cailin maith]

It's called an amicable divorce.

Like wot you had innit

I guess you could call it that

[Diver]

Huh???

It's called an amicable divorce.

Like wot you had innit

[cailin maith]

I took the kids and ex leg iron to the aerospace museum at Duxford, 400 mile round trip drive, but well worth it. Great day with freakishly strange weather for a British summer, no rain and lots of strange blue clouds.

Huh???