Explaining a legal separation to kids

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When talking about and going through a legal separation with your partner it can be hard to remember that your children are in the background watching. Any conversations you have or the event of moving out can be very confusing, especially for children who are too young to be aware that their parents’ relationship has been tense. It is better to be upfront and honest with your children and open up about the situation. 

 

The age of your children will change the way you will want to present this information to them. Younger children will not have the understanding to truly know what is going on so you will have to be careful and use words/phrases that will make sense.  Having the simple conversation of Mom/Dad is going to be living somewhere else for a little while, then explain how they still love them. Explain how visiting the parent they are not living with will work. Most importantly emphasize that it is not their fault, not even a little bit and explain how you and your partner just need a break to figure things out. 

 

Some children will have a lot of questions to ask and it may feel overwhelming to answer them all when you are dealing with the reality of the separation. Other children may become withdrawn and saddened by this situation. Because everyone reacts differently to situations you should be aware of the emotional well being of your children. Encourage them to share their emotions with you and in return be supportive and comforting to them. 

 

Legal separation is hard for all parties involved. It can also be a transition period where both parties decide that divorce is the right course of action for them. If you and your partner decided to get a divorce consult your Divorce Attorney Provo Utah. Your attorney can help you through the legal jargon of getting a divorce and make things go as smoothly as possible. 




 



 





 

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