Living Together After Divorce: Edmonton Exes Build Custom Duplex Keeping Family Together, But Separate
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Of course, these living arrangements won’t work if you’ve got restraining orders, but for most divorcees with children, perhaps? I wonder if the former spouses could tolerate the high probability of running into your ex on an almost daily basis that living in a duplex with them would mean.
This house designed by an Edmonton custom builder and his ex wife is, however, the perfect solution for all the shuttling to and fro from one house to the next, thanks to the specially designed “transporter” hallway. The hallway links the childrens’ bedrooms to both homes, allowing for them to stay in their own personal space without merging the living spaces of the divorced couple.
Find out more about their unique home in this Edmonton Journal story, which basically shows us how Monica McGrath and Kent Kirkland are living that Canadian billboard we saw last year. Perhaps Deion Sanders and Pilar should bite the bullet and build a duplex? No?
Do you think you or a friend would be able to live side-by-side with an ex husband or ex wife?
OMG I LOVE this story! Totally inspires a post! I swear these people are onto something huge here…
Weird but at least they are staying close for the kids. SO many couples get suddenly selfish and forget how this affects children.
Exactly! Why not be grown ups about it?
OMG I LOVE this story! Totally inspires a post! I swear these people are onto something huge here…
Weird but at least they are staying close for the kids. SO many couples get suddenly selfish and forget how this affects children.
Exactly! Why not be grown ups about it?
I had friends that did this to keep their marriage intact. They were headed towards divorce and thought WOAH we have a bunch of kids, lets rethink. They bought a duplex had his and hers sides, and visited each other when they really wanted to. Marriage is still intact today and thriving and yes they are still in the duplex!
I had friends that did this to keep their marriage intact. They were headed towards divorce and thought WOAH we have a bunch of kids, lets rethink. They bought a duplex had his and hers sides, and visited each other when they really wanted to. Marriage is still intact today and thriving and yes they are still in the duplex!
What if developers built a whole community devoted to this… New Sex-Urbanism?
What if developers built a whole community devoted to this… New Sex-Urbanism?
I don't want to elaborate, but I lived like this for 5 years.
You are brilliant!
I don't want to elaborate, but I lived like this for 5 years.
You are brilliant!
I would love to have the complete plans to this house. Having a special needs child, it's scary to think how hard it would be, being a single parent. This would be great because I know that divorce rate for parent with Autistic children is VERY HIGH! Here, both parents would be there to support for each other and the kids.
Maybe we can get them or just take to one of our great architects in Dallas to draw?
I would love to have the complete plans to this house. Having a special needs child, it's scary to think how hard it would be, being a single parent. This would be great because I know that divorce rate for parent with Autistic children is VERY HIGH! Here, both parents would be there to support for each other and the kids.
Maybe we can get them or just take to one of our great architects in Dallas to draw?