Simple Divorce Papers

Approximately half of all children born in North America over the past 15 years have ended up as children of divorce.  This is a staggering statistic, and sadly, the trend has no end in sight. Too often children of divorce spend a large part of their childhood in an environment of hostility and resentment.  When their parents have decided to end the marriage, the children feel that the two most important people in their lives have disregarded their love and trust.

Often, mothers and children of divorce suffer financially more than the fathers.  This is due to fathers not paying the child support that they are so ordered, and in turn, the mothers sometimes turn to social assistance.  Regardless of how the parents feel towards each other, children need to maintain a positive relationship with both parents to receive the love and acceptance they require for healthy emotional development.

Adult children of divorce are four times more likely to divorce than those of families that stayed together, but they are also less likely to marry.  This may be due to the rising trend of young adults deciding not to marry, and instead, living in a common law situation – increasingly seem as an acceptable arrangement.

For children of divorce to have a successful and happy married life, they need to understand the problems in the family they were raised in and use that information to avoid those kinds of problems.