Spouses with Children
In the Collaborative Process, the best interests of the children are paramount. Research shows that it is not the act of divorcing that negatively impacts children – it is the conflict between the parents during the separation and divorce that negatively impacts the children.
The divorce coaches work with parents to ensure that they don't lose sight of their children's best interests. The coaches help the parents to control and manage emotions and to communicate more effectively as co-parents moving forward in a restructured family.
"The objective is to restructure the family in a healthy way and to eliminate the negative aspects of divorce on a family."
If you have questions about divorce or separation, please contact one of our Collaborative Practice professionals.
Creating a Roadmap for Co-Parenting
The coaches help the parents to construct a roadmap for parenting in the future so as to minimize or eliminate conflict – this is the "parenting plan." The parenting plan typically involves a schedule for the children but also provides for such things as:
- How to discuss separation with the children
- How to introduce a new partner to the children
- What to do if there is conflict in the future
The involvement of divorce coaches in the divorce process is unique to the Collaborative Process. The objective in the Collaborative Process is to restructure the family in a healthy way and to eliminate the negative aspects of divorce on a family.
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