What exactly is child support supposed to cover?

You’ve let us know that many of you struggle with the outrageous choices your co-parent makes. And we know (first hand) how difficult it is to manage your budget when child support is undependable — or nonexistent. The compromises many of you make to keep peace with your ex for the kids’ sake are nothing [...]

Pushing the co-parenting envelope too far?

Because so many of you are co-parenting pros, we’re reaching out to you again. So, a single dad who comments here very often has come to us for some advice. Can you help? This father of two has been raising his kids alone for the past five years, ever since his ex told him “I [...]

Is it okay when your ex brings a date to school events?

We heard from a divorced mom who needs your advice after what happened at her kindergartner’s recent Back to School Night. So, here’s what she told us: “It was a bit upsetting to be there alone,” she says. “But then 15 minutes into it, my uninvolved ex-husband decides to show up with his girlfriend. OMG!” [...]

Dads, do you ever get invited into your ex’s home?

We hope this is obvious: we love to hear from single dads at Singlemommyhood. The great thing about having wonderful neighbors, like our single dad readers, is how much we learn from each other. When we recently wrote about dads who pick up — and drop off –  their kid(s) from the ex’s home — [...]