Why You Should Keep Your Children Out of Your Divorce Proceedings

Although most children are more resilient to the trauma of divorce or when their parents split up then adults will give them credit for, they are not immune to some of the heartache and emotional wounds that are likely to occur. The unfortunate side of divorce is that the kids can ultimately suffer in many ways, particularly if they are still in the pre-teen stage of adolescence. More often than not, kids do not do well at school when their parents are going through a divorce and furthermore, kids who witness a marital break up of their own parents are twice as likely to go through a divorce themselves when they grow up.

There is also the damage that can be caused to education planning, or lack of it, in a divorce proceeding. When a child leaves school, he or she will want to have the opportunity to fund their college or university experience, but with only one parent now under their wing there is less chance that the pupil will get the necessary funding. In worse case scenarios, kids whose parents are going through a divorce are 25 percent more likely to experiment with drugs or alcohol before their 18^th birthday.

Adults Must Be The Mature Ones...

Avoiding these risks takes a huge act of maturity from both the parents. They may be at war and within a legal state of division, but the children should not be held accountable and cannot suffer as a result of divorce proceedings. When two people are going through a divorce where children are concerned, there has to be an agreement and compromise when dealing with matters concerning the kids.

Although children should be left out of the divorce proceedings, parents must not abandon the child. If one parent chooses willingly to move out of the community property then he or she must keep in regular contact with all the children, even if the access rights are agreed via the legal route. Another risk factor for kids is when parents split up, a child often suffers from a deteriorating state of financial gloom. This is why it's so important that the divorce assets are split fairly and even favour the parent that ends up taking custody of the children.

Parents that are going through a divorce must leave children out of the proceedings but must also mutually agree that the welfare of the child has to be paramount and becomes a mutual priority among the divorcing couple.

Here are some helpful resources for families going through a divorce:

The Importance of Fathers in The Healthy Development of Children

The Effects of Father Involvement by Father Involvement Research Alliance

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