When a person is going through a divorce and separation, he/she has a range of needs: emotional needs for support to manage the change and trauma, legal advice about his/her legal rights and mediation to come to an agreement about child care
Of course divorce is a difficult process. It’s more often than not shrouded in anger, animosity and resentment. Children get caught in the middle of it all and families and friends are split at times forever. Yet despite all this, divorce has it’s
For many, the initial months following a separation or divorce are some of the most painful and difficult they will experience. When you add children to the equation, it can be difficult to cope with day-to-day life, let alone the enormous task
We had the pleasure of interviewing Family Mediator Nevine Bentley of Facilitate Family Mediation – a family mediation service based in Farnham Surrey – on why family mediation is a great alternative divorce process. If you are about to file for divorce,
Author Karla Lee (Voice 4Kids) knows all to well what it feels like to go through a Divorce. She was only 9yrs old at the time when her parents separated, and within a moment she felt her world fell apart. For the
Amicable divorces are not the norm but this doesn’t mean that life after divorce need be one that’s burdened with the same emotions that you carried through the process. Moving on from a breakup or moving on from divorce doesn’t mean you
So here’s the story… My really good friend, Samantha (definitely not her real name) has been divorced for almost 7 years now but if you met her today, you would think it all happened 15 days ago. She goes on and on
Where there’s divorce there’s usually conflict, almost always, the only thing that will differ is the intensity and duration of the conflict. Helping children cope with divorce from the get go is vital if you’re to avoid as many negative effects of
Ever since launching The Divorce Magazine, one thing has become clear and obvious: being divorced is something to be ashamed off, it’s something that you want to hide as much as possible and it’s not a status you want to own or
Collaborative law process is where the couple come together with their own collaborative lawyer and discuss matters fact to face. There are no letters sent. Each client instructs their own collaborative lawyer and they, the clients and the solicitors sign an agreement
Here’s an infographic showing toxic parent symptoms found in some co-parenting relationships soon after divorce and for a long time after. To read the full article go to Soila Sindiyo – Huffington Post Soila is the founder of The Divorce Magazine and creator
During divorce there are online and offline groups to help one get through this life changing transition. In the States, it is common for a judge, interim psychologist, or the solicitors to mandate that the spouses take a co-parenting class (separately). However,