Conversations around divorce often emphasize the negatives, including the emotional and financial struggles that accompany a divorce. These conversations also often focus on how the divorce is sure to have a deeply negative effect on any involved children. 

As parents move towards a planned (or unplanned) divorce, figuring out a custody agreement is often a crucial next step. This custody agreement helps parents sort out difficult custody issues such as where the children will reside, how visitation arrangements will work, what parental responsibilities get assigned to who, and more. 

Tensions are always especially high during the divorce process, and the odds of amicable discussions are slim to none. In fact, it’s much more likely for you and the ex to break out into an argument, whether you’re working through your divorce via mediation, having a quick meeting with both lawyers present, or squaring up in a courtroom hearing. 

Adjusting to post-divorce life is challenging for parents and children alike. Kids who are used to having their entire world under one household may now find themselves shuffling across two or more households, and this adjustment can be very difficult for even the most adaptable of kids.