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10 TIPS FOR HANDLING DIVORCE WITH CHILDREN

1. Communicate with your children throughout the process.

2. Emphasize that it is not their fault you are divorced.

3. Encourage emotional expression in your children.

4. Don’t neglect rituals, routine, and discipline.

5. Monitor your children’s performance and activities.

6. Encourage frequent and predictable contact with
both the noncustodial parent and extended family.

7. Don’t overcompensate for the divorce.

8. Don’t criticize or fight with your ex-spouse in front of your kids.

9. Accept your children’s love for the other parent.

10. Seek assistance for your family or children if necessary.

Handling Your Divorce with the Least Lawyer Intervention The State of Washington has attempted to make it possible for people who are divorcing to do the paperwork themselves. Handling your divorce yourself is known as handling your matter "pro se." If you want to handle your case by yourself, you can log on to the Internet at http://www.courts.wa.gov/forms/. Download the forms or fill them out online and then print them. I recommend that you save a copy onto your own computer so that you don't lose the documents that you have produced online. There are some instructions on the state website about how to fill out the documents.

Divorce Guide is a website containing free divorce advice and information, including a step-by-step divorce advice on how to divorce, divorce laws and downloadable free divorce papers for each state, and more divorce articles covering different aspects of divorce such as child custody, military divorce, life after divorce, property and finances, and many more.

Children and Separation / Divorce: Helping Your Child Cope Separation and divorce can be devastating for children. Learn how to help your child cope with the negative short and long term effects of separation and divorce, as well as ways to help prevent trauma and decrease the hardship for your kids.

Handling Divorce Debt very short article.

Handling relationships after divorce These days, anyone out of their twenties is likely to be traveling with the baggage of past relationships. Dating a divorced man can require some special skills. If his ex-wife is a little too much a part of your shared present, it's time to put the past behind all three of you. Here's how to make a start.

Courtesy of LegalZoom.com: Divorce Resources There is much more to getting a divorce than dealing with legal issues and filings. We understand there are numerous personal issues people face when deciding to get a divorce. The following links provide information on topics that range from telling your children about your divorce to general help information.

General Help Sites

Divorce Magazine  Divorce Magazine is dedicated to helping people get through a divorce. The resources available are divided both geographically and by topic.

Divorce Survival Guide  Subscribe to the free Divorce Survival Guide and you will receive monthly articles devoted to practical strategies on handling your divorce.

Divorce Transitions  Divorce Transitions is a divorce information and support community for those anticipating, experiencing, or recovering from divorce.

The Divorce Center  The Divorce Center website offers information on how to attend their weekly seminars focusing on making divorce more civilized.

Divorce As Friends  This site offers to sell you the secrets for have a pain-free divorce. The system was featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show. Divorce Chat Rooms and Support Groups

The Divorce Room  The Divorce Room is hosted by people who have been through the trauma of a divorce and is designed for members to offer mutual support and advice on how to cope with the turmoil.

Divorce Care & Support  The Divorce Care & Support website offers a community where members can help each other handle the pain of divorce.

Divorce and Children

The Effects of Divorce on Children see also http://parenting247.org/article.cfm?ContentID=646

Divorce and Children  Divorce and Children offers advice on how to help your child cope with a divorce.

Kids' Turn  Kids' Turn is a non-profit resource for helping children through divorce that offers separate sections for children, parents and professionals.

The Sandcastles Program  The Sandcastles Program is a three-and-a-half-hour, one-time group session for children of divorce between the ages of six and seventeen. The website offers information on the classes and articles on divorce.

Adjusting to Single Life

Single Again  Single Again offers advice on how to make a smooth transition back to being single.

Dating Sites Guide  Are you ready to start dating again? Dating Sites Guide can help you find the right personals website for you.

Friend Finder  Friend finder will help you meet new people for either friendship or romance.

Web Personals  Another online personals site to help you return to the dating scene.

Religious and Spiritual Sites

The Broken Circle  The Broken Circle offers a Christian perspective to divorce.

One 4 the Child  One 4 the Child is dedicated to bringing the Christian Church back to the biblical view of the sacredness of the one-flesh marriage relationship, and to recognizing God's purpose for making this relationship one: for the sake of the child born into it.

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