Coparenting comics

Custody exchanges, family court, parallel parenting, and the specific indignities nobody warns you about — newest first. If one of them lands a little close to home, that’s rather the point.

#88 "You'll need to leave the emotional baggage here."
#74 "Zealous Advocacy."
#56 BREAKING: Custody Trade Talks Collapse Over Ambiguous Half-Day
#57 "It's all about putting our children first."
#65 The common flying monkey typically presents as a concerned parent offering unsolicited legal opinions
#54 Tyler's game had just begun. His parents had never missed a game
#59 "Fancy meeting you here!"
#64 By the third year, they'd started bringing a lawn chair
#61 Washington had planned for ice, wind, and snow
#58 "The key is being fully present with your children."
#60 The junk kids watch these days
#52 Ah yes… the world's most unreliable postal service: your kids
#49 "She sent me TWELVE notes during lunch!"
#48 "Couldn't you just… email it to me like a normal person?"
#47 "Do you guys want me to sign a release form or something?"
#41 The Energy Vampire Day Spa
#53 "This is my new partner, Suzanne."
#43 Nothing says "I've moved on" like another $5,000 attorney bill
#40 "Excessive (adjective): more than is necessary, normal, or desirable."
#39 A bittersweet moment for most parents. For others? Pure relief
#37 "I just… I don't know who I'd be if we stopped arguing."
#46 "Your Honor, he's been calling me names and saying mean things to me!"
#35 "Mirror, mirror on the wall — who's the best co-parent of them all?"
#34 "Motion to skip vegetables: denied."
#31 Discovery Request No. 266:
#28 Three counties later, Jon finally found an attorney willing to tell him exactly what he wanted to hear
#30 This week's post-handoff interrogation was off to a rocky start
#51 "I'm just trying to collaborate with you!"
#26 Joint custody. Joint forgetfulness
#27 Holidays on trial
#29 Not the character witness the court was hoping for
#25 "Santa's gonna be so confused."
#38 Some coparents never outgrow the terrible twos
#45 "But your Honor, he didn't even LOOK at the note I left on his desk for a WHOLE DAY!"
#36 Somewhere over Ohio, Gary started to regret flying pro se
#24 "So… everyone is in therapy but you?"
#21 Custody over the second sock was still in dispute
#23 Two homes has its perks
#44 Sometimes an adult has to step in
#22 Resentment: the gift that keeps on billing
#20 Cluster B: Breakfast of High-Conflict Champions
#19 The Dreaded Halloween Night Exchange
#18 Some people don't care what the retainer costs
#17 "So you're telling me your coparent communicates… only in memes? To bypass your A.I. filter?"
#16 We get this comment from both sides. A lot
#15 "So you're seeking 50/50 custody because you want equal time with your children?"
#14 Pronouns are hard under oath
#13 "Why'd your ex cross the road?"
#8 The four-panel reality check nobody asked for
#2 Court is basically theater. And then reality checks in
#1 The "me-time" trap
#3 Sunday 8:48 AM. Not his custodial weekend
#6 The new partner introduction. Went… fine?
#12 Bring Your Lawyer to Family Court Day
#4 A friendly suggestion, filed as Exhibit B
#7 "I DEMAND my full parenting time!"
#9 "I insist our children only eat organic. No dyes. No sugar. No processed snacks. In. Either. Home."
#11 "As you can see, Your Honor, my client earned FOUR stars this month."
#10 Exhibit A through ZZZ
#5 When the parenting plan is so tangled, even the court gives up

Coparenting comics

#88 "You'll need to leave the emotional baggage here."

#74 "Zealous Advocacy."

#56 BREAKING: Custody Trade Talks Collapse Over Ambiguous Half-Day

#57 "It's all about putting our children first."

#65 The common flying monkey typically presents as a concerned parent offering unsolicited legal opinions

#54 Tyler's game had just begun. His parents had never missed a game

#59 "Fancy meeting you here!"

#64 By the third year, they'd started bringing a lawn chair

#61 Washington had planned for ice, wind, and snow

#58 "The key is being fully present with your children."

#60 The junk kids watch these days

#52 Ah yes… the world's most unreliable postal service: your kids

#49 "She sent me TWELVE notes during lunch!"

#48 "Couldn't you just… email it to me like a normal person?"

#47 "Do you guys want me to sign a release form or something?"

#41 The Energy Vampire Day Spa

#53 "This is my new partner, Suzanne."

#43 Nothing says "I've moved on" like another $5,000 attorney bill

#40 "Excessive (adjective): more than is necessary, normal, or desirable."

#39 A bittersweet moment for most parents. For others? Pure relief

#37 "I just… I don't know who I'd be if we stopped arguing."

#46 "Your Honor, he's been calling me names and saying mean things to me!"

#35 "Mirror, mirror on the wall — who's the best co-parent of them all?"

#34 "Motion to skip vegetables: denied."

#31 Discovery Request No. 266:

#28 Three counties later, Jon finally found an attorney willing to tell him exactly what he wanted to hear

#30 This week's post-handoff interrogation was off to a rocky start

#51 "I'm just trying to collaborate with you!"

#26 Joint custody. Joint forgetfulness

#27 Holidays on trial

#29 Not the character witness the court was hoping for

#25 "Santa's gonna be so confused."

#38 Some coparents never outgrow the terrible twos

#45 "But your Honor, he didn't even LOOK at the note I left on his desk for a WHOLE DAY!"

#36 Somewhere over Ohio, Gary started to regret flying pro se

#24 "So… everyone is in therapy but you?"

#21 Custody over the second sock was still in dispute

#23 Two homes has its perks

#44 Sometimes an adult has to step in

#22 Resentment: the gift that keeps on billing

#20 Cluster B: Breakfast of High-Conflict Champions

#19 The Dreaded Halloween Night Exchange

#18 Some people don't care what the retainer costs

#17 "So you're telling me your coparent communicates… only in memes? To bypass your A.I. filter?"

#16 We get this comment from both sides. A lot

#15 "So you're seeking 50/50 custody because you want equal time with your children?"

#14 Pronouns are hard under oath

#13 "Why'd your ex cross the road?"

#8 The four-panel reality check nobody asked for

#2 Court is basically theater. And then reality checks in

#1 The "me-time" trap

#3 Sunday 8:48 AM. Not his custodial weekend

#6 The new partner introduction. Went… fine?

#12 Bring Your Lawyer to Family Court Day

#4 A friendly suggestion, filed as Exhibit B

#7 "I DEMAND my full parenting time!"

#9 "I insist our children only eat organic. No dyes. No sugar. No processed snacks. In. Either. Home."

#11 "As you can see, Your Honor, my client earned FOUR stars this month."

#10 Exhibit A through ZZZ

#5 When the parenting plan is so tangled, even the court gives up

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