Children and Divorce

Excitement levels are mounting in school classrooms the length and breadth of the country in the countdown to pupils breaking up for the summer holidays. Lasting around six weeks, the summer break is the longest in the school calendar. It also brings

My parents filed for divorce when I was approximately 10 years old. I remember the desperation and the sense of emptiness I had inside me for months after the announcement. I also clearly remember the day I returned home from school and

Vaccinations have been a controversial topic for some time and disputes over the merits of vaccinating children have garnered much media attention. Given the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, these are likely to become much more prominent over the next year, especially since the

After what can only be described as an extremely challenging 18 months, it is entirely understandable that most people are keen for a holiday abroad. COVID-19 has resulted in significant changes in the way we have to live our lives, not least

The reopening of foreign holidays from this month is causing divorced parents to worry that their ex will want to take their children abroad. The concerns are further heightened by the continuing global pandemic which places countries in a traffic light system

This may come as something of a shock, but neither parent has any rights over their child. The child has rights over their parents, and this includes the right to see both, one or neither of them. In the real world, the

Let’s be realistic, being a divorcee has its challenges.  Finances, transitions, future significant others, custody schedules, the list goes on and on.  But if you focus on what we CAN do to “WIN” at being a co-parent, the typical challenges become less

The third national lockdown – forced by a surge in the new variant of Covid-19 – will no doubt further increase logistical and practical challenges for parents who are divorced or separated. Estranged parents are understandably concerned about arrangements for seeing their

Following an unprecedented year, many estranged parents understandably have additional concerns and questions about the arrangements for their children during the festive period due to the Government’s Covid-19 restrictions. In what can in normal circumstances be a difficult and emotional time of

This is undoubtedly a formative period in the development of children and young people returning to the classroom for the first time in over five months. However the school environment and routine that was reassuring and familiar to them earlier this year