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If you have children you will be concerned about the potential impacts on them of separation and divorce. We can provide information on how best to support your children at such a difficult time, based on the recent social science research.
Couper Geysen can help you work out parenting arrangements that will best suit your children and separated family. We can also assist grandparents who are experiencing difficulty in seeing their grandchildren.
At the moment there is no 50/50 time presumption in law in relation to parenting arrangements. The courts, however, take the view that generally children will benefit from a continuing relationship with both parents and that parents should share important decision-making (such as regarding schooling and health), unless there is very high conflict, violence or abuse.
In law, parenting arrangements can cover:
- Living arrangements for children and how their time with each parent will be apportioned;
- How parents will communicate with each other, particularly about matters such as education and health;
- How future decisions will be made.
The type of parenting arrangement that may suit your children will depend on factors such as:
- The ages and personalities of your children and their educational commitments and activities;
- Whether you and your former partner can communicate well and cooperate together as parents;
- How far away you live from each other;
- The level of commitment that each of you have to making your parenting arrangements work.
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