Light at the end of the tunnel......

[NYCPeter]

On 1,2,and 3....

What is your timeline to have these accomplished ?

The budget - I expect to have her L's requests by next week, as soon as I receive I'll start running through the numbers.

Re: Housing - I've already taken a cursory glance at rents for two bedroom places in my town and neighbouring towns. I am visiting a friend this weekend about 30 mins north of me to get an idea of what is available in his town - more definitive decisions closer to move out dates.

Re: service providers - this weekend during my free time, start scouring the web and firing off emails and letters.

You should be working toward your goal of seeing your girls at least 50% of the time. They deserve that ...

I think 50% is going to be impossible unless I down-size my job. (I am away 7am to 8pm and have no family locally) - the best I can hope for is every weekend, Fri to Mon AM.

What does your typical week look like ?

Mon-Thurs I leave @ 7:00am before the girls get up - return around 8pm, read them stories and put them to bed.
Fri - I usually get home around 6:00 and take over from the in-laws who have fed them. I spend a couple of hours with them before putting them to bed.

Sat AM - W and I usually co-parent often doing something with 1 daughter each (a child with disabilities makes it tough to do things together they both enjoy).
Sat PM - My W goes to work and I look after them from around 2:00 to bedtime.

Sundays - we generally co-parent, my W works 1 Sunday in 4 and I look after both girls until the she gets home around 6:30.

My in-laws also take the girls about one weekend every couple of months.

What does custody look like for you ?

Best case scenario re: custody is the one I outlined above - I have the girls Fri night thru Mon AM. That's the one that will get me closest to 50/50.