Supporting your children through your divorce

Getting a divorce is a very personal decision and time. You are having to make a very hard decision that will affect your life in a big way. This decision also affects the rest of your family, especially your children. Divorce can be a hard topic and idea for younger children to understand. For their whole lives their parents have been together, and they have all lived together. Some children will be aware that you and your partner have been having problems, but it depends on the child and their age. 

Your children will need help understanding the situation. It is best to be honest with your children about the situation. Talk to them about what is currently happening and what will happen. Discuss what is happening with custody, and explain what the visitation plans or split custody will look like. Knowing what is happening as it is happening can help kids not be blindsided by the divorce. It may take time for kids to adjust to the fact that their parents will not be together anymore. This time will be difficult, and confusing for them. 

Being available and open to talk is very important. Help you children understand that they can come and talk to you anytime, to talk about the divorce or anything else going on in their lives. Just knowing that they have someone to talk to can make everything a little better. Their emotions and thoughts are going to be changing as they try to deal with this new information. 

Once the divorce is finalized, help them know that they can still have a great relationship with their parents. Just because you and your partner split does not mean you love them any less, and you can both continue to be their parents. 

Take care of your children and let us, your Divorce Attorney Provo, help you with any legal issues. Supporting your children can help them better understand the situation and start to deal with it.