The Challenges of Parenting Divorce
Michalis 'BIG Mike' Kotzakolios

Divorce is never a pleasant experience, and it is especially harrowing when children are involved. Parenting is already a tough task in itself, but parenting divorce has its own set of challenges. If you retain custody of your children, your parenting divorce task begins. You have to consider everything from the child's upbringing to his or her schooling.

Parenting divorce is better handled with both parents having as much contact as possible with the children, barring serious circumstances that disallow visits by one parent. The party that does not have custody of the children still has certain parenting divorce rights and responsibilities. For example, parents with access are allowed to spend time with their children on evenings, weekends, and holidays. Parents are also permitted to receive information about how their children are doing, whether it is their health or their progress in school. As well, parents with access rights can ask the courts to require advance notice of at least 30 days should the custodial parent want to move the children to another home.

Not all non-custodial parents have unlimited access rights. Court orders must be followed or else the court can revoke or modify access. The court can also revoke or modify access should the parent exhibit behavior that is harmful to the children.

Joint custody is always a possibility. Although divorce ultimately separates the parents, they may agree to share the parenting responsibilities equally. Joint custody means that both parents share the major decision-making when it comes to the children. With a joint custody arrangement, the children might live with both parents equally, or they might spend the majority of the time with one parent.

Even in divorce, some parents choose not to go to court regarding custody. It is an extremely stressful situation, both for the parents and the children. It can also be quite expensive. Other alternatives are available to arrange parenting arrangements. A family mediator, for example, is trained to resolve parenting custody disputes. The mediator works with both parties to arrange the most amenable solution for everyone involved, including parents and children.

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