We all know that divorce is a stressful and upsetting experience to go through but does anyone really give any thought to how it affects everyone in the family?
When you think of a divorce, often the first thing that you will think is about the husband and wife and what has happened to them. However, there is often children within the family that is separating and it has been documented that the effects upon children can be detrimental to their mental health. A study has found that boys, whose parents’ divorce when they themselves are between the ages of 3 and 14 are more likely to experience disobedience and bad conduct, with their mental health also being placed into question. It has also been suggested that children from divorced families may lead to an increase in early pregnancies, drugs, crime and joblessness, with children from a divorced family having a 16% rise of emotional harm, with particular reference to children over the age of 7.
Jade newton, Family Law Legal Executive at Jackson Lees comments:
“Parents will routinely consider their children when it comes to a divorce, however they can sometime lose sight of their children’s emotions as understandably, they themselves are going through a traumatic time within their divorce. But this does not have to be the case in every divorce.
There are a number of ways that you can protect your children from the effects of a divorce. Limiting your children’s exposure to any arguments that may be occurring between you and your partner, not discussing adult issues with your children, and letting the children see that, despite the changes in the family dynamics, nothing will change for them. These are just some of the ways you can protect your children.
Divorce does not have to be hard. There are many ways to approach a divorce and gain an outcome that best suits your circumstances. My team are highly trained in all areas of a divorce, not just the legal side but the emotional side too. We can help guide you through a stress free divorce and also assist you with any children issues such as contact arrangements. Divorce may have an impact upon family life, but staying in an unhappy marriage can also have a detrimental effect upon everyone in the family. Approaching a divorce in the right way can make a big difference to the outcome for everyone and limit the effects upon all.”
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