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Article #289: Surviving Your Custody Dispute

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Custody disputes kill people. Those who you need assistance (as we all do) you
have been through a distressing custody need to get it from friend your own age -
battle understand why these struggles are siblings, parents or friends - and not
associated with prohibitively high rates from your children.
of both suicide and homicide. The simple rule is this: do not dialogue
Family court judges often live in fear of with your child about your child custody
their life, as discontented parents often case. If they ask you how it is going,
blame them for tearing their relationship assure them that both dad and mom are
with their children apart. More often both trying hard to agree on an
though, a bad custody battle leads to arrangement that is good for them (the
self-harm, particularly in the case of child) and leave it at that.
men, who tend to be the ones who often If your child won't let up on the
feel discriminated against by the family questioning, it can be very difficult to
law system. escape going into details, but you must
The best remedy for this stress, of make an effort to avoid sharing
course, is to avoid going to court bitterness and hurt with your little
altogether. Do your best to reach an ones, as you do not want your anguish to
agreeable arrangement with your ex, become their agony.
without bringing in court intermediaries. A practiced family counsellor can be a
Either way though, while your major priceless asset in these situations, for
priority needs to be determining a both parents and progeny. In some
custody arrangement that is in the best circumstances, it may even be possible
interests of your little ones, your (and very useful) for an expert
number two priority must be to handle the counsellor to mediate discussion between
pressure of the custody issues without a child and both separated parents. Do
passing that trauma on to your children. not attempt this though alone. The
Avoid allowing your son or daughter to dynamics of such an interchange can be
join you in any of your emotional very difficult to control, and the
injuries that are connected with your consequences are just far too serious if
failed relationship. This is especially things go pear-shaped.
damaging where a child is allowed to feel Child custody cases are arduous for
responsible for the divorce, or when one everybody - children, parents and the
parent often plays the role of the community at large - and there is only
"victim", leaving the child feeling that ever one good reason for entering into a
they need to do something to fix the custody dispute in the first place: you
situation! are anxious for best interests of your
Remember that your progeny loves you son or daughter. If then you really are
both, and it is not their fault that your striving for the best interests of your
marriage did not work out. They did not child, be assured that it will never be
cause your relationship breakdown and in their best interests to embroil them
they cannot cure it. You must take on the in the pain of the custody war.
responsibility for this yourself, and if






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