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Divorce is stressful for the entire family and parents will often go out of their way so as not to subject their children to any more stress. As a result, children in most cases are shielded from decisions about what life will look like for them once their parents part ways rather than included in these decisions. And, although custody agreements generally put the child’s best interests first, those interests change as children grow.

Infant and toddler needs are very different from the needs of middle schoolers and teenagers. Rigid parenting plans fail to take that into consideration and end up leaving children feeling helpless. Parents can help avoid this. To learn how read, “Custody Schedules Should Change With the Needs of Children.”

For most couples, divorce isn’t a decision arrived at overnight. Usually, the decision to divorce comes after long periods of living with irreconcilable differences and numerous attempts to resolve conflicts. It is understandable then why, once the decision to divorce is finally reached, couples just want it to be over with so they can get on with their lives. Rushing through the divorce process, however, can be a bad idea.

No matter the reasons behind a couple’s decision, divorce can be a very emotional process. Those emotions can hamper a couple’s ability to make good, sound decisions. Agreeing to something for the sake of getting the divorce over with can negatively impact life post-divorce. To learn more about why rushing through a divorce is never a good idea, read “How Long Will My Divorce Take?”

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