[Solved] Increased contact

She probably hasn't started school full time yet, but it won't be long and you could argue that it would be good to get the longer weekends up and running so that she is settled into that routine before she starts fulltime. It's a big change for her and the court might feel that starting extended weekends at the same time might be too much.

If this isn't accepted, have a plan B ready, suggesting a schedule of increasing contact. So adding an extra overnight one at a time, giving it a couple of months before making another increase, if that makes sense.

That does make perfect sense and I am keen to put something together along those lines. She starts school in September so hence why I’m trying to start the ball rolling.

As a side, my ex has just told me that she is not happy where she lives so will be moving but not before my daughter starts at school. There will be more change for her in the not to distant future. Pretty annoyed about this just for the upheaval to my daughter. We lived together in Bristol but she moved to Chepstow when we split. She is moving back to Bristol, which is where I still live.

I like the ideas suggested earlier for the weekends and keeping the midweek contact. Moving to that gradually will deffinately be beneficial for my daughter. I really want to be as accommodating as I can but just can’t continue to accept the current lack of contact.

I have read some material posted on here which has been helpful. As long as the final solution is agreeable I would be happy to be patient in getting there. I must admit I have been like a bull in a china shop in the past which hasn’t helped me at all. So calm and patient is my new M.O.

Thanks again.

Calm and patient is your best friend right now, if you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.

All the best