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When the decision is finally reached that you are to separate, it is not unusual for couples to be in very different places emotionally and psychologically. Although people go throug... (continued)
1 Comment Read more →One of the biggest challenges for separated parents is putting your feelings about your ex to one side. It's hard because it can take a long time to deal with the emotional adjus... (continued)
0 Comments Read more →WHEN PARENTS FIRST SEPARATE Couples separate in all sorts of different ways; there’s the long talked about and planned separation at one extreme and the out of the blue sud... (continued)
2 Comments Read more →Anger is a natural and normal response to loss and everybody going through a relationship breakdown will experience it. Although anger is a necessary and healthy response to separati... (continued)
0 Comments Read more →Dads are more ‘hands on’ than ever before but the fact remains that in the UK, children are mostly cared for by mums. Most people’s work commitments are the big bar... (continued)
0 Comments Read more →It is natural for people to look for and form new relationships after divorce or separation. For some this might have started prior to the separation whereas for others it can ... (continued)
0 Comments Read more →Common issues, crucial things to keep in mind when separating On a scale of stressful life events, divorce/separation is ranked second after the death of a spouse/partner. True a... (continued)
0 Comments Read more →Fathers don’t have ‘rights’ as such but they have what is known as ‘parental responsibility’ or PR. This is the legal name for the duties that a parent ... (continued)
0 Comments Read more →Children react to separation and divorce in lots of different ways: They may feel partly responsible They may feel stuck in the middle and powerless to do anything ... (continued)
0 Comments Read more →In time you will both move on and meet new partners. For some older children, they are glad to see you happy and getting on with your life - they may feel they can stop worrying abou... (continued)
1 Comment Read more →You’ve been through a separation and have spent what has felt like an eternity adjusting to life as a single parent. Now that your heart has mended, you’re thinking of mo... (continued)
1 Comment Read more →When going through a separation, you face new and challenging issues on a day-to-day basis: how will you split child care? Where will you live? How will you manage the costs for lawy... (continued)
0 Comments Read more →It goes without saying that splitting up with a partner is a stressful process whether you have been married or living together. For couples ending a marriage rather than a cohabitin... (continued)
2 Comments Read more →The Children and Families Bill will have its second reading in Parliament on 25th February – the bill contains proposals to change the law in several areas, including parental ... (continued)
3 Comments Read more →The Parent Connection team has been following and contributing to the current debate on Shared Parenting over the last year. So we were interested when a recent Dispatches programme ... (continued)
7 Comments Read more →The wicked stepmother With higher divorce rates and separation of cohabiting couples, stepfamilies are on the increase; in 2009, 19.1% of marriages involved the remarriage of on... (continued)
0 Comments Read more →Help and support for separated families Ending a relationship can be a complicated and painful process, even when we know it’s right to end things. It is natural and often ... (continued)
1 Comment Read more →This month to tie in with Dispute Resolution Week we are launching ‘from a lawyer/mediators perspective’. This is a series of new film clips where Lawyer and Mediator Jo ... (continued)
0 Comments Read more →Most people know that divorce is considered to be one of life’s most stressful events, what’s less is well known is the impact it can have on your physical hea... (continued)
0 Comments Read more →Dreading Christmas Alone? Whether it is your first Christmas after separating or you are just feeling down about being alone this Christmas theparentconnetion.org.uk i... (continued)
0 Comments Read more →The Parent Connection team has been following and contributing to the current debate on Shared Parenting over the last year. So we were interested when a recent Dispatches programme ... (continued)
7 Comments Read more →If you are feeling awkward or upset at the prospect of facing your ex, then handovers can be very difficult. You may have to use all your powers of self control to stay calm. ... (continued)
6 Comments Read more →Putting your relationship with your ex on a new footing can be painfully difficult. Although you may feel like erasing them from your life, try to remember that, above all, you are b... (continued)
3 Comments Read more →The Children and Families Bill will have its second reading in Parliament on 25th February – the bill contains proposals to change the law in several areas, including parental ... (continued)
3 Comments Read more →WHEN PARENTS FIRST SEPARATE Couples separate in all sorts of different ways; there’s the long talked about and planned separation at one extreme and the out of the blue sud... (continued)
2 Comments Read more →Remember it's not separation that harms children but exposure to rows and disagreements. Developing a way of working out disagreements protects your children and stops your stres... (continued)
2 Comments Read more →Arranging effective child maintenance If you’re separating from your child’s other parent then child maintenance will be one of many things you have to sort out. But ... (continued)
2 Comments Read more →If you are in the process of separating from your partner you may have heard about government plans to make changes to the current law by introducing what’s called ‘a pre... (continued)
2 Comments Read more →It goes without saying that splitting up with a partner is a stressful process whether you have been married or living together. For couples ending a marriage rather than a cohabitin... (continued)
2 Comments Read more →When the decision is finally reached that you are to separate, it is not unusual for couples to be in very different places emotionally and psychologically. Although people go throug... (continued)
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