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is there still hope?

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Has anyone on here gone through a custody hearing just because you couldn't agree with the other parent of the child?

is it always a huge fight?

Me and my partner still love each other very much, we just can't agree on visitation at the moment and are on a break from each other.

Will this ruin us? We're going to court to work out how and when visitation will happen...

Is is silly of us to hope that this won't ruin us? and to pray day and night that we will be able to heal our realtionship one day?
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Hope is key...yes, I am in the midst of divorcing the father of my children, but when we first started we had hope. We told our attorneys that we were trying to reconscile so we and the attorneys kept the peace. It still works and although the process has been a long one, it has not been a mean one. Get all of the things that you need to get squared away so that you can both feel comfortable. Visitation for him and child support for you...THEN give it a rest and try to work on your problems. I wish more than anything in this world that he and I could have worked things out, but there were other issues that i was not able to help him with. Good luck and if you EVER need someone to talk to, someone to help support your effort to rekindle your relationship, I am here for you and I will do my best to help. Be strong and maintain hope...
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Hey there 7month - nope not silly at all. You have had so much pressure in the past few months I do believe that your going about thing the right way and in a way that your families can't argue with. Using the courts to take off this bit of pressure will hopefully allow you both to focus more on the relationship between you. GL
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stbx and i are going thru the exact same thing. we have been to 2 mediation meetings for custody and we have one more on the 27th of december. this will be the final one b4 we have to go to court and give up control and let them decide. i really dont want that so i ve been wracking my brain since the 5th for a parenting plan that will work. ive come up with

Every other weekend til monday morning with dad and

every other wednesday after school til thursday morn with dad. he'd get them on the bus.

in the summer he wants visits from whenever til aound 8-9. and every other weekend.

wish me luck

i hope every thing works out for you. Stay on DS Its a wealth of info. As a matter of fact , its where i found the plan
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You would save alot of money if you could just agree!! Remember its about the kids and someone has to bend!! It would look better for the party who is willing to compromise. I say this because we are going thru the exact same thing.
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