You can save time, money and stress when you get legal information and advice early. By getting legalhelp with parenting decisions when you are separating, you can:
- Focus on your children's needs, and make decisions in their best interests.
- Help your children keep a good relationship with both parents, even if it is hard at first.
- Plan ahead and avoid conflict.
- Get information about free and low-cost services that could help your family.
- Keep decisions about your children's future in the family, instead of handling decisions to a judge who does not know you or your children.
- Spend your money on your family instead of your court case.
- Protect yourself and your children immediately when you are at risk of abuse.
- Protect yourself financially.
- Get support for yourself. Separation is difficult.
- Find lasting solutions that work best for your family.
How to help your children adjust to separation:
- Let them love the other parent.
- Keep them away from conflict.
- Consider their wishes and interest in decisions that impact them.
- Inform yourself about your rights and about the effects of separation on your family.
- Settle things without delay so they have stability in their lives.
- Get help when you need it.
- Protect them and yourself from domestic violence.
- Spend wisely so you have money for their future.