Where's The Lemonade?

Are you having a hard time figuring out custody schedules with your ex? Are you 50/50 and don't know if you should be a week on week off? Or are you looking at a 2-2-5-5? If you don't even know what these are you can hear the nightmare of scheduling when you have a blended family in this podcast. We discuss the pitfalls and successes we found in negotiating and working custody schedules.Managing SchedulesConsistency is king in schedules for the kids. We just asked our teenage kids that have been living with this schedule and they do not want to change it. They like the way it is.50/50 schedules work best when:The parents live fairly close to each other so exchanges are easier.The parents are able to communicate with each other about the child without fighting.The child is able to handle switching between parents' homes.Both parents are committed to putting the child's best interest first.The parents agree that the 50/50 schedule is the best one for their child.We are lucky in that we only have to coordinate s