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'Birdnesting' - The divorce trend where parents rotate homes
'Birdnesting' is an arrangement in which children remain in the family home and parents take it in turns as resident adult, writes Claire Keeton
04 June 2023 - 00:00
Every Saturday afternoon Beth Behrendt packs a suitcase and laptop into the boot of her car and drives to a flat 10 minutes away. On Wednesday mornings drives back, heading back to the family home — a routine she has repeated for more than nine years...
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