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Here is the situation we are going through custody cases now regarding our 5 year old daughter. Currently I live in SJ north in a nice spacious studio alone. Taking adv. of winter rate, I am contemplating to move to 1bedroom if i chose to live alone and occsaionally bring my daughter. I also have an option to consider which is renting 2 bedroom with another roommate with most likely a stranger. Which one do you think will be better in the situation like this? For the $$ saving obviously the second option better but 1rd option is more expensive but offers privacy. I also have some doubts about living alone (although I am not weird type) and have lived for years alone and not sure if this fact will be a concern during our custody case hearing. I also have an interest to live with roommate but I have been through during my college years and now how it looks like. Incompatible and messy roommates are hard and any issue could spiral into a major issue when you have a legal contract in regards to rent payment. Also issue of sharing bathroom and kitchen.
Thanks..!
Definitely not the 2 bedroom option with a stranger in your home with a child there. The 1 bedroom sounds like the best option. What are your doubts about living alone?
If you are going thru a situation where your living arrangements will be evaluated by a 3rd party such as a court appointed social worker then your roommate will also be scrutinized (including a criminal check) so you certainly will complicate your process. Also another person for your child to have to adjust to. I think a roommate is a bad idea.
If you are going thru a situation where your living arrangements will be evaluated by a 3rd party such as a court appointed social worker then your roommate will also be scrutinized (including a criminal check) so you certainly will complicate your process. Also another person for your child to have to adjust to. I think a roommate is a bad idea.
Here is the situation we are going through custody cases now regarding our 5 year old daughter. Currently I live in SJ north in a nice spacious studio alone. Taking adv. of winter rate, I am contemplating to move to 1bedroom if i chose to live alone and occsaionally bring my daughter. I also have an option to consider which is renting 2 bedroom with another roommate with most likely a stranger. Which one do you think will be better in the situation like this? For the $$ saving obviously the second option better but 1rd option is more expensive but offers privacy. I also have some doubts about living alone (although I am not weird type) and have lived for years alone and not sure if this fact will be a concern during our custody case hearing. I also have an interest to live with roommate but I have been through during my college years and now how it looks like. Incompatible and messy roommates are hard and any issue could spiral into a major issue when you have a legal contract in regards to rent payment. Also issue of sharing bathroom and kitchen.
Thanks..!
If you have a roommate, you know that sooner or later you are going to impose child caring responsibilities on them (e.g., can you watch my daughter for 5 minutes while I run to the corner store to buy some milk? And then you show back up in two hours). The roommate will eventually grow to resent this, and there is your hostile living situation.
Live alone. I do not understand why you even had to ask.
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