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A bit of background...going on 1 year since the physical separation and I share 50/50 custody with ex. The past year has been fairly high conflict and we can't seem to even resolve the simplest of things without an argument. Separation and Parenting plan was agreed to via mediation using lawyers, no court order.
My two kids (aged 13 and 15) have repeatedly relayed to me some of the bad mouthing coming from the OP. Some of it is pretty bad, but thankfully neither kid believes any of it. I've confronted her about it, but she always denies it and says the kids are exagerrating. My kids seem pretty unhappy there and have been telling me for months they want to live with me full time. My relationship with my kids is pretty solid and I'm not concerned she's having a negative impact on that (quite the opposite actually...her behavior seems to be working in my favor).
Recently, my son decided to audio record one of my ex's tirades and then sent it to me because he said he's sick of it. It's basically 20 minutes of her trashing me and telling the kids lies about me. I confronted her again, and she was only concerned with finding out how I knew what she said (no concern shown that she did the bad mouthing). Do I have any recourse here?
I'm considering reaching out to my lawyer and am wondering if asking for temporary full custody until she undergoes some therapy might be realistic? There are other issues at that house that make me question her fitness as a parent, but the main concern is the stuff she's saying to the kids.
Just wondering if anyone has gone through something similar and what the outcome was.
A bit of background...going on 1 year since the physical separation and I share 50/50 custody with ex. The past year has been fairly high conflict and we can't seem to even resolve the simplest of things without an argument. Separation and Parenting plan was agreed to via mediation using lawyers, no court order.
My two kids (aged 13 and 15) have repeatedly relayed to me some of the bad mouthing coming from the OP. Some of it is pretty bad, but thankfully neither kid believes any of it. I've confronted her about it, but she always denies it and says the kids are exagerrating. My kids seem pretty unhappy there and have been telling me for months they want to live with me full time. My relationship with my kids is pretty solid and I'm not concerned she's having a negative impact on that (quite the opposite actually...her behavior seems to be working in my favor).
Recently, my son decided to audio record one of my ex's tirades and then sent it to me because he said he's sick of it. It's basically 20 minutes of her trashing me and telling the kids lies about me. I confronted her again, and she was only concerned with finding out how I knew what she said (no concern shown that she did the bad mouthing). Do I have any recourse here?
I'm considering reaching out to my lawyer and am wondering if asking for temporary full custody until she undergoes some therapy might be realistic? There are other issues at that house that make me question her fitness as a parent, but the main concern is the stuff she's saying to the kids.
Just wondering if anyone has gone through something similar and what the outcome was.
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