In my youth, I had to be exposed to this kind of parental BS.
Vindictive mother vs Dad who was getting raped by the court.
They finally opted to meet in public places to exchange me.
Perhaps 21st century parents should adopt the same tactic.
It is safer. for all parties.
We just had a murder here where the estranged couple met in a public place to exchange their child.
What you stated *is* what courts are ordering fractious parents to do today - they also sometimes order ALL communications to take place over a coparenting app that records and reports everything to the courts if needed.
This guy was a moron.
The first year of my divorce was like what you described. I bid my time knowing the ex would soon be dating again and need my help with the kids to have the time to do it.
I sucked it up and waited until I had a year of having them near 50% of the time before I filed for change of circumstance to redefine visitation and secure access for the kids so she couldn’t arbitrarily screw with it like she had.
It helped that she remarried and the new husband wasn’t enthusiastic about the turmoil her pettiness caused in their household.