Co-Parenting

Practical co-parenting advice for divorced dads: custody schedules, handoffs, difficult exes, co-parenting apps, and keeping your kids out of the middle.

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Highway at dusk with a mile marker sign and the title Custody and Moving Away

Custody and Moving Away: A Divorced Dad’s Guide

What divorced dads need to know when a parent wants to move away with the kids: notice deadlines, what courts weigh, and how to build a long-distance plan.

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Discipline in Two Homes: A Divorced Dad’s Guide

How divorced dads keep discipline consistent across two homes: which rules to match, how to raise it with your ex, and what to do on every-other-weekend visits.

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Custody Schedules for Dads Who Work Shifts

Nights, 24 on 48 off, 7 and 7, long haul. Schedules built around your rota instead of a nine to five calendar, and how to write one a judge will sign.

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OurFamilyWizard vs TalkingParents vs AppClose

Which co-parenting app courts actually name, which one is genuinely free, and how to pick in a minute. Plus how to get an unwilling ex to use one.

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How Child Support Is Calculated, Explained for Dads

The three formulas states use, what counts as income, how overnights change the number, and how to run your own calculation before you see a lawyer.

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Holiday Custody Schedules: Sort Them Out in October

How divorced dads split Thanksgiving, Christmas and winter break: the four common schedules, what your plan already says, and the email that settles it.

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Halloween custody for divorced dads: a moonlit street of houses with jack-o-lanterns, and three ways to split trick-or-treat night.

Halloween Custody: How Divorced Dads Split Trick-or-Treat Night

Halloween custody for divorced dads: four ways to split trick-or-treat night, how to sort costumes and school parties early, and what to do on the years the night is not yours.

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1980s-style illustration of a divorced dad organizing a school calendar beside a backpack, with two homes in the background.

Back-to-School Co-Parenting: A Practical Checklist for Divorced Dads

Key takeaways Get on the school lists yourself. In most states both legal parents are entitled to records and communication. Build one calendar both homes can see, with term dates, events and who is doing which pickup. Agree who pays for what before anyone goes shopping, and put it in writing. Duplicate the basics so […]

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The 3 C’s of divorce for children: Cause, Control and Cure, with a father and son walking together at sunset.

What Are the 3 C’s of Divorce? Both Versions Explained

The 3 C’s of divorce mean two different things. The 3 C’s for kids (Cause, Control, Cure) and the 3 C’s of co-parenting (Communication, Cooperation, Compromise), explained.

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Best co-parenting apps for divorced dads: a phone showing OurFamilyWizard, TalkingParents, Cozi, 2Houses and AppClose next to a daily plan for the kids.

Best Apps for Divorced Parents: Co-Parenting Picks

Co-parenting apps compared on price and fit: OurFamilyWizard, TalkingParents, AppClose, 2houses and free options. Pricing checked October 2026.

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