Divorces are unfortunate as they can be sad events and they often lead to a lot of anguish and upset. Within all of that, if there are children of two parents who are divorcing, then a lot of thought needs to happen as to how best to care for those children throughout and beyond the divorce.

Whilst there has been plenty written about how to care for children when both parents are present, you will not find as many words explaining how to be a good parent to children during your divorce. We cannot cover every angle, but here are some helpful tips from divorce lawyers which we hope any parent reading them will find useful.

Your Children Are Not Weapons To Be Used To Against Your Ex: Possibly the biggest mistake a parent can make during their divorce is to see their children as pawns in some kind of bizarre divorce chess match against their ex. That is simply not the case, and it is unforgivable to try to use your children as weapons against their other parent.

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