Divorce and Children

Since divorce involves the separation of parents, the reasons behind its occurrence are
major factors that determine the extent to which it will affect the children. In some cases,
conflict in marriages may have more adverse effect to the children compared to divorce,
making divorce the only thing that would minimize these effects. As such, divorce becomes a
good option. Therefore, where divorce is more profitable to children in terms of mental peace
it can be described as useful. Hence, divorce is not always harmful.
Parents have the ability to ensure that children are least affected by their divorce. One
of the things that parents can do is to ensure that children are not involved in the process. For
instance, they should be good at each other in front of the children and solve their issues
away from the children. After their divorce, the noncustodial parent should ensure that the
financial well-being of the children is taken care of as the agreement may be. For instance,
for a noncustodial parent earning $2000 per month, contributing to 60 percent of a three-
children family, and paying $100 for health insurance should contribute approximately $133
for child care. This is if the custodial partner earns $1000 per months and pays health
insurance of $50.
The nature in which divorces occurs and the agreements that parents make after it
affects the life of children. When the custodial parent is struggling financially, children will
have a rough life if the noncustodial parent is not involved in raising them. Moreover,
children being raised by a divorced parent may suffer from incomplete nurturing as the
custodial parent may take time to heal from the separation.