Daily Archives: July 13, 2014
Custody Battles: A Perfect Storm of Harmful Outcomes for Children
We know that custody battles are bad for children. The reason seems obvious enough: Prolonged high levels of parental conflict are toxic to children.
But there may be more to it than that. I believe that custody battles are so damaging because they deprive children of the very things they need most during divorce.
A “Top 4 List” of children’s needs during divorce would read something like this:
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- An end to their parents’ fighting
- An end to uncertainty about where and with whom they will be living
- A return to some degree of normalcy in their lives
