Respectfully request advice as newly divorced dad

Best advice I can give: Lawyer up, buttercup.

And don't dick around. Do it now.
this is true, Im not sure how she is or how you get along but, once theyget talking to other women and they tell each other "how much they can get" etc. you never know how she may come at you. Thing is don't get into the fights, and put the child first. She says she may move back local,but she doesn't have to,I'm not sure if a court can order her not to move far away. you may need to prepare to move closer or travel to see your daughter. In my case my ex live 1/2 hour away, i was doing cub scouts with my son up untill 3rd grade,she remarried relocated 1 1/2 hour away,so that took scouts off the table,and id commute 1 1/2 hours Friday night to pick him up and then take him back Sunday night. there was very little meeting in the middle although at first she said she would.