2) At what point in a new relationship should the children be introduced to a new partner? I find that at least three months of dating should happen before the kids are introduced to a new partner, so that there isn’t a revolving door of new boyfriends or girlfriends that they have to adjust to and then be abandoned by. Again, whatever you choose, put it in writing.
3) Can you prevent your ex-spouse from remarrying? Marriage is a fundamental right, so you can’t regulate it. However, if the marriage impacts the children negatively and makes the other parent less fit as a caregiver, child custody can be revisited. Either way, you can limit the right to remarry by a contract that both of you sign, and you need to specify what will happen if that written agreement is violated.
4) What do parents need to remember as they contemplate future spouses and possibly more children? Your current children will never be able to go out and solicit a new family. They are stuck with the two parents they have and whatever siblings they may have. Your choice is making you able to reinvent your life; your children do not have that choice, even if they’re just as unhappy as you are.
5) Will your child support change if you have more children or a new spouse? What happens if you support the existing children of your new spouse? Stepparents don’t have a duty to support stepchildren, in general. Child support will change if the family dynamic changes, however. The number of other dependents you have, and your other sources of income, are both relevant in determining child support. However, be mindful of your duties to family #1 before forming and funding family #2.
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