{"id":2270,"date":"2018-11-29T15:29:16","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T15:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/?p=2270"},"modified":"2020-05-12T14:01:44","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T14:01:44","slug":"good-divorce-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/index.php\/2018\/11\/29\/good-divorce-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Divorce Week – Is Divorce Bad for Children?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What is Good Divorce Week?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Good Divorce Week 2018 (26 November onwards) is promoted by\u00a0an organisation of family lawyers, Resolution<\/em>, to help reduce conflict in divorce.<\/p>\n

What does Resolution hope to achieve with Good Divorce Week?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Resolution wants to highlight the damage caused to children by conflict\u00a0in divorce. Research has shown\u00a0it\u2019s not the separation<\/em> or divorce<\/em>\u00a0itself but the conflict<\/em> arising during the process.<\/p>\n

But isn’t conflict inevitable?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

No, not if parents remain amicable and communicate calmly and effectively with each other and the children. But sadly conflict does indeed often arise because\u00a0parents have to\u00a0rely on “fault” when they divorce for example unreasonable behaviour or adultery.\u00a0Resolution has discovered that almost three quarters of the population agree that No Fault Divorce<\/em> would protect the long-term interests of children.<\/p>\n

How can parents avoid <\/strong>harm to children?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

It is without doubt possible to minimise damage to children and statistics show that half of divorcing parents\u00a0successfully\u00a0put their children’s needs first. Furthermore eighty two percent of children in a Resolution\u00a0survey\u00a0<\/em>said they would prefer their parents to part if they\u00a0were unhappy.\u00a0Children\u00a0do not want to live\u00a0in conflict and uncertainty any more than grown ups.<\/p>\n

To bring the marriage to a positive but final end collaborative law and mediation are recommended.\u00a0\u00a0Collaborative law<\/em><\/a> is a particularly effective way to reduce conflict and promote the best interests of the family as a whole.<\/p>\n

Read my blog\u00a08 Tips on Arrangements for Children after Separation<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

There are even apps out there to help you co-parent.<\/p>\n

Is divorce bad for Children?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Sadly it can be. In surveys children report:<\/p>\n