Child Custody - Holding Your Angry Ex at Bay While Navigating Child Visitation

While divorce can be a problem, it is made many times more difficult when you have to deal with an angry ex every time you exchange the chil. In a high conflict relationship child custody, it is very difficult to maintain any type of civility when you have frequent visitation exchanges. This gives a chance for angry parents to argue about anything and everything.

It is a shame that it happens but the truth is that seeing an angry ex on a regular basis can put you right in their angry cross-hairs. This can be especially troublesome if they are still trying to hang onto a relationship with you.

It is not uncommon for the angry ex to feel as if they are enabling you to have a social life when they are watching the children. You may receive phone calls, text messages, or be followed by them while they have the children because they are convinced you are seeing someone or are somehow enjoying yourself. This is both very scary and a very real opportunity.

The fear actually created the opportunity . If the ex creates a pattern of harassing you while they have custody of the children, it is reasonable for you to be fearful for both your child and for yourself. You should document everything the ex says to you in any form. You should keep phone messages, text messages and email messages. These will become the foundation of your legal motion.

The legal motions you should consider filing might include, a Domestic Violence Restraining Order, a No Contact Order, limited or supervised visitation, and sole custody. A parent exposing a child to angry tirades while having the child in their care is clearly not acting in the child's best interest.

While an angry ex is understandably frightening and upsetting, they are also providing you the tools you need to control them. Don’t let them intimidate or be nice to get you to drop it. Use it and let the law protect you.