How To Ensure A Healthy & Smooth Divorce
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No one gets married with the intention to get a divorce – however, the fact remains that many happy marriages end up in divorce. Separation and divorce cause a great amount of stress to the entire family, and more so if there are children involved you are prone to witnessing a probably ugly fight in court between their parents. It often seems that the possibility of have a cooperative and healthy divorce is all but possible. However, healthy and smooth divorces do exist, and can very much be true, if individuals take a few actions and steps towards it.
Why do divorces turn ugly?
Usually at the back of a divorce lies bundled up frustrations, tensions and ill-doings that no one really addresses until the word “divorce” comes out from either of the spouse’s mouth. Feelings build up, anger rises and the flood that each of them have probably contained within them for days, months or even years, comes gushing out all at once.
During a divorce, it is essential to realize and understand for both parties that a divorce simply means the end of a marriage – not the begging of revenge tactics and war. The ex-couple needs to be mature about it and act accordingly both inside and outside court. Especially if kids are involved, parents turn from blaming each other to deciding who gets to keep the kids and all hell breaks loose.
Parents need to be especially considerate if they have kids all aim to co-parent their children peacefully like mature and smart adults.
What should spouses do?
Spouses, or ex-spouses, should approach their divorce with a sane and stable state of mind. They need to realize that the person in front of them, probably wasn’t the best for their future, and this parting of ways could in fact be beneficial for both parties rather than being a war zone in which they and their children suffer for years and years to come.
Spouses should also consider opting for divorce mediation. Divorce mediation is defined as the process in which a certified and experienced professional, who remains independent from your divorce, guides the couple towards a route in an amicable manner. The divorce mediator helps them come to a separation agreement peacefully, that can be mutually beneficial for both parties. The mediator helps these couples with any division of property, possible financial support, and child custody matters. It can be a great alternative to court proceedings and a legal battle.
Spouses should also consider sitting down their children and talking to them in detail about what their divorce would mean for their child, how would it affect them, and how it isn’t their fault that their parents are getting divorced. This is because, many times small children blame themselves for their parents divorce and feel neglected in the process. Hence, parents should speak to their children and even consider counselling for the whole family. Counselling would allow them to address issues regarding their relationship more openly, and decide on how will things proceed in the future.
