Dear Marcie My ex’s parents have offered to pay for our two children to go through private school. They are 10 and 8 now and at a state primary. The...
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Dear Marcie My ex and I have two children (ages 4 and 7). Our current agreement is that I have the kids at my home every other weekend and they...
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Dear Marcie My ex and I divorced a few years ago. We have two teenage children who spend roughly an equal amount of time with both of us. To begin...
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Dear Marcie I separated from my ex last year. We have two children together, aged 5 and 7. The children currently spend alternate weekends, and one afternoon a week, with...
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Dear Marcie My ex and I have a court order providing that the children spend half the holidays with each of us. As the summer approaches I feel sick at...
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Hi Marcie My 17-year-old daughter wants to go inter-railing in the summer with some friends. I am worried that they are not old enough, but I am fearful that my...
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Dear Marcie Our children’s school runs online parents’ evenings which allows both me and my ex to attend from different locations. The problem is that my ex dominates the conversation...
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Hi Marcie I am a mother of two children. I’ve had some concerns for a while about my younger daughter. She’s 9 years old and has struggled to socialise with...
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Dear Marcie My ex-husband has re-married and takes our two children who are 8 and 10 on holiday in the summer with his new wife and her three children who...
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Dear Marcie My son has just turned 15 and he has returned from a weekend with his mum to tell me that she allowed him and his friends to drink...
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Dear Marcie My former partner and I are visiting potential secondary schools with our daughter who is in year 6. We cannot agree on the best one for her or...
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Dear Marcie My ex-wife and I separated several years ago and my son spends more time with me each fortnight broadly 60 percent of the time. Both my wife and...
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Dear Marcie, I’ve recently separated from my partner with whom I have two children, aged 14 and 16. I am in a new relationship and looking for some advice on...
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Dear Marcie I’ve got two boys, 11 and 9 who live with me most of the time but see their dad on Tuesday night and every second weekend from Thursday...
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Dear Sheila My ex-wife and I have two brilliant boys aged 10 and 12. We split the care 50/50 and on the whole things are very amicable. However, when the...
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Dear Sheila I have a lovely 10-year-old daughter with my ex. We divorced 3 years ago. It was a really difficult time and we had to go to court to...
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Dear Sheila I am very keen to try mediation to resolve the issues between me and my ex, but they have steadfastly refused and asked what’s the point if it’s...
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Dear Sheila My ex and I split 3 years ago and we agreed the childcare arrangements for our 15 year old son, out of court. I very recently found out...
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Dear Sheila My new relationship is going very well, and I want to ask my lovely new partner to move into my home. We have been together for a year...
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Dear Shelia My wife, Jan, and I are currently divorcing. To date, the process has been amicable, and we have managed to sort the arrangements for our two children, Claire...
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Dear Sheila My ex and I separated a year ago, and he’s really struggled to come to terms with our separation. We have three lovely teenagers, a 13-year-old and twins...
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Dear Sheila My wife is refusing to engage with me on important matters that affect our children. We are in the process of divorcing and things are not at all...
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Dear Sheila My former husband and I went through a difficult divorce a few years ago. He was very angry and is resentful that I earn more than him. My...
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Dear Sheila I separated from my partner (and mother to our five-year-old child) a few years ago. At the time of separation, things were far from amicable between us and...
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Dear Sheila My partner and I separated a year ago. We have two girls, aged 5 and 7. Our separation was tricky and now we are having trouble sorting out...
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Dear Sheila My ex and I have three beautiful girls aged 11, 8 and 5. We recently separated after I found out he has been having an affair with a...
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Dear Sheila About six months ago the father of my teenage daughter and I went through a custody battle in court. We ended up with a shared care arrangement whereby...
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Dear Sheila I am a 55 year old divorced man. My ex and I were married for fifteen years and I have twin sons aged 14. The boys and I...
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