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Coordinating long-distance visitation for a toddler

🌱 parentingsocial problemSingle report ●●●●● severity 3/5

A custodial parent is unsure how to initiate communication with an absent co-parent living in another state regarding visitation schedules for their three-year-old child who has not seen the other parent in two years.

Who's affected: A custodial parent of a toddler with an absent long-distance co-parent.

⚠️ Single report. This is one person's account. We mark it so until more voices confirm it.

What people do today

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Ideas a builder, maker or community group could start on:

  1. A co-parenting communication app that provides templates for initiating sensitive scheduling conversations.
  2. A mediation service specifically for long-distance parents to create a structured visitation plan.
  3. A legal resource guide or template for parents to document visitation attempts for future custody proceedings.
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Real voices

“He hasn't seen him since he was 1 yrs old. Should I say? “Do you plan on coming to see your son for Christmas “?”

Source: Stack Exchange (parenting) · CC BY-SA 4.0, user-contributed content from Stack Exchange; summarized and modified

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