055: COVID-19 - Does The Custody Schedule Still Apply?
The KICK-ASS Stepmom Podcast
Jamie Scrimgeour
4.9 • 723 Ratings
🗓️ 30 March 2020
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
Do the kids still transition during social distancing?
What happens if one parent is quarantined?
Can I stop my ex from travelling with my stepkids?
What do I do if my ex isn't taking recommended precautions?
I'm nervous my stepkids are putting our health at risk...
Family Lawyer and Divorce Strategist Leanne Townsend is on the podcast to answer all of that and more.
This podcast episode is part of a three episode series sharing how we are dealing with COVID-19 in Our Blended Family.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, welcome to the podcast. So some of you may have already heard this episode, but I know there's a lot of you who haven't and who need it. It's actually the first episode that I did in a series of podcast episodes that I recorded to help you navigate COVID-19 and your blended family. This is uncharted territory for blended families and co-parenting relationships. |
| 0:22.8 | And there are a lot of questions. There's a lot of stressed and some increased conflict during |
| 0:27.4 | this time. And obviously that is no surprise. But I recorded this podcast series first to |
| 0:33.3 | answer some of the questions that were sent my way. And second, to share how we're navigating |
| 0:38.4 | things because I think it's important to hear that you're not alone and feeling the way that you |
| 0:44.5 | feel and in the challenges that you're facing. So as you will hear, this first episode is with |
| 0:50.1 | family lawyer and divorce strategist, Leanne Townsend, and it's all about the legalities |
| 0:54.7 | around custody and access during quarantine |
| 0:56.9 | and social distancing. |
| 0:59.1 | So if you are looking for more talk |
| 1:01.4 | after this episode about COVID-19 |
| 1:03.5 | and are interested in hearing |
| 1:04.8 | how we're coping and our family, |
| 1:07.0 | be sure to sign up to have the rest of the episodes |
| 1:09.4 | of this series emailed to you. |
| 1:11.7 | In the second episode, Darren and I share how we are coping in our family and what we're |
| 1:16.9 | most frustrated with right now. |
| 1:19.2 | And in the third, I share tips and strategies to help you thrive, not just survive, this |
| 1:23.9 | crazy time. |
| 1:24.7 | And I kind of talk about what I am struggling with. |
| 1:28.7 | So you can sign up for these next two podcast episodes at www.jamy scrimjure.com forward slash stepmoms and |
| 1:35.6 | COVID-19. And I will have those episodes emailed right to you. Now, I hope this series answers |
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