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Separated Families: How to Co-parent Your Kids
My mentor used to say to separating parents that whilst they would no long be partners they would always be their children’s parents. So that whilst you will live apart you will always be connected through your children.
Helping Your Children Through Your Separation & Divorce
Often the relationships that the children enjoyed with you both and your extended family changes. It can become difficult – especially in the early weeks and months of separation – for you as parents to be able to put in place flexible and workable arrangements for your children.
Parents could face costs orders for clogging up the Family Courts*.
If you don't try mediation before going to court to discuss child arrangements the judge could order you to pay the court costs and this can get expensive. Here we explain more about avoiding this.
Telling Your Children You're Divorcing
It’s natural to worry about telling your children you’re divorcing or separating. You may have lots of questions running through your head and with everything that’s going on for you it can be difficult to think through this important step.