Hi all...
Im a mum of 5 kids.. oldest 14 youngest is 3 .. I left my husband of 16yrs the end of last yr and it has been a tough few mths. His still a lil controlling wants to know what im doing where im going who im seeing. He has the kids when he isnt wrking which is 5 days a fortnight. Im in the process of doing a parenting plan but have no idea what needs to be in it.. any help would be greatly appreciated.. and any other words of advice are welcome.. We also have a house together which he is seeing his lawyer next week about taking my name of the title is there anything i need to do for that??
Thanks heaps in advance for your input..
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Your parenting plan in this case might need to be varied for each child. A more independent 14 year old may choose to spend more time at Dads compared to a 3 year old.
You need to include how you will communicate (email, text etc). What happens on school holidays, special occasions etc. who babysits the kids. Who takes them to extra curricular activities. Who pays for extra curricular activities.
Contact Relationships Australia in regard to help doing up a parenting plan. They will mediate too if you're not able to amicably make decisions.
Have you contacted Child Support?
And def get legal advice re taking your name off title. Make all your decisions independent of what ex tells you. As you said he is still controlling, and I'd suggest he is manipulative, hence why he's now an ex...