Thinking about divorce?
02 Nov 2009

Divorce is usually a painful process for all concerned - for the person who makes the decision to leave the family, the other partner, grandparents or other family members. It is the children, who have no say in the decision, who can be the ones most affected.

Is divorce the best decision?

• In a society where half of marriages end in divorce, it is easy to assume that divorce will solve all the problems when a marriage becomes difficult.
• For many families the personal and material costs of divorce to parents and children are often greater than the benefits.
• For some families divorce provides opportunities to rebuild with an environment free from violence and abuse.

It pays to look carefully at the path you might take.

Divorce is never easy for children to live through.

• It is a time of emotional upheaval and they usually feel insecure and powerless when their parents’ marriage breaks up.
• Age is an important factor and it is often harder for children between seven and thirteen years to adjust than it is for preschoolers or adolescents.
• Problems for children stem more from stressful family situations than the act of divorce itself.

There is much to think over in the topic 'Thinking divorce'.

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