Avery Morrow
Petitioner / parent · age 36- Work
- Fire department dispatcher on a rotating schedule
- At the start of the marriage
- $19,000 savings and a compact car
- Current priorities
- Reliable scheduling and shared responsibility for appointments
The Morrow Divorce
Active co-parenting with school, medical care, and schedule swaps
Avery and Jordan largely agree on parenting but struggle with shift work, recurring therapy, school events, and informal schedule changes. This case highlights the custody calendar, child requests, appointment coordination, and family communication.
7 monthsKing County, Washington2 children
Jordan Morrow
Respondent / parent · age 37- Work
- High-school science teacher
- At the start of the marriage
- Teacher pension contributions and student loans
- Current priorities
- Keep school nights consistent and reduce last-minute changes
Music lessons and counseling every other week
Allergies, soccer, and regular pediatric appointments
ASSETS AND ISSUES
- Townhome
- Two retirement plans
- Two ordinary vehicles
- Shared checking and credit-card debt
PROFESSIONAL TEAM
- Leila Shah — collaborative attorney
- Dr. Ben Ito — child therapist
- Morgan Fields — parenting coordinator
- The baseline calendar follows a 2-2-5-5 pattern.
- Recurring appointments require coordination when they fall on the other parent’s time.
- Children can request activities or time with the other parent.
- Accepted changes become dated exceptions without rewriting history.
Choose a point of view
Each role opens the same fictional divorce with the information and tools appropriate for that person.
Avery MorrowPetitioner / parent · Open this viewpointJordan MorrowRespondent / parent · Open this viewpointQuinn MorrowChild, age 12 · Open this viewpointSage MorrowChild, age 8 · Open this viewpointLeila ShahCollaborative attorney · Open this viewpointDr. Ben ItoChild therapist · Open this viewpointMorgan FieldsParenting coordinator · Open this viewpoint