I’m from South Africa, my children are 11 and 7 and I share custody with my ex. We have a parenting plan in place and the kids live one week with me and one week with my ex-husband. We’ve come a long way - five years of bitter arguing, and now a solution that works. So don’t let anyone tell you that you have to be best friends to make Joint Custody / Shared parenting work!

The best thing is that my kids love it, and our parenting plan is designed to be flexible to their needs - it will change if they need it to change.

I believe this is the way forward for all families.

Take care all.

Regards,
AJ, South Africa