The Handover at the School Gate

Co-parenting after separation, without the shouting

Devon Whitfield2 episodes2 min of audio241 playsEpisodic

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S1 · E2Jul 29, 20260:46144 plays Preview

Meeting Mum's New Boyfriend

When a new partner arrives, children, exes and the new person all need something different. Devon talks to a couple who introduced a stepdad slowly, and to a 19 year old who remembers it.

S1 · E1Jun 24, 20260:4897 plays Members

The Text You Should Not Send

Devon reads the message he nearly sent his ex-wife in 2021 and explains why he did not. A mediator joins to talk about the three kinds of text that start every custody fight.

About the show

Devon Whitfield and his ex-wife have co-parented two children in Toronto for six years, and they are still speaking, which he says took real work and a few very bad Tuesdays. The Handover at the School Gate is a weekly show for separated and divorced parents who want to do this well: the handover itself, the shared calendar, the new partner question, the different rules in two houses, the text message you should not send, the Christmas you have to split, and the quiet grief of the parent who gets every other weekend. Devon interviews other co-parents, mediators, family lawyers and sometimes the kids themselves, now grown. Episodes run 30 to 40 minutes and come out every Monday, the day most handovers go wrong. It is practical, non-judgmental and honest about the days when you do not like the person you are parenting with. No blame, no legal advice, just what has worked for real families.

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