New Free Parenting Guide Offered to Separating Families

Clifton Ingram is offering local parents a copy of the ‘The Parenting Through Separation Guide’ which has been written by family professionals and advises parents of how to put their children first during a separation. This guide has been launched to support Good Divorce Week which runs from 29 Nov - 3 Dec, and is organised by national family justice organisation Resolution.

At Clifton Ingram, our Family Law team who are ranked in the top tier of The Legal 500, advise on all aspects of family law including complex financial issues; children and care matters; domestic abuse; pre and post-nuptial agreements; separation and property issues for cohabiting couples. We specialise in complex finance work and have a reputation for dealing with complicated children cases including child contact and custody disputes. We provide a bespoke service to meet our client’s needs.

Anne Deller joins with thousands of family professionals to launch the Parenting Through Separation Guide during Good Divorce Week, an annual initiative by the family justice organisation Resolution to raise awareness of how families can separate amicably.

Anne said:

“We know that the pandemic has put huge pressure on families and even more so on those who are separating. Every parent wants to put their children’s interests front and centre, but all too often they don’t know where to turn for help and aren’t given the support they need in order to do this.

 

“It’s important for parents to have access to good, authoritative and professional advice that helps them to parent responsibly through their separation. We hope all local separating parents will use the Parenting Through Separation Guide, to help them find a better way forward for them, and for their children.”

The free guide is available to any parent seeking help during their separation. It contains advice about how to co-parent with a former partner, background on the common disputes that arise between separating parents, and how to talk to children about the painful topic of divorce or separation, plus much more.

Parents can contact our Family team on 0118 978 0099, info@cliftoningram.co.uk or through our online contact form.

Juliet Harvey, national chair of Resolution, said:

“I’m really pleased to have Anne’s support during Good Divorce Week. Resolution members like her do really important work in their community to help families separate in a constructive and amicable way. The more families who know about and use the free Parenting Through Separation Guide, the better equipped they will be to navigate the challenges divorce and separation brings, particularly when it comes to putting children first.”

Here’s an extract of advice contained within the guide:

Top tips for discussing divorce with your children

• If your situation allows, try to have a joint conversation when all of your children are present. Keep this age appropriate.
• Plan a series of conversations, including different follow up conversations, if your children are different ages. Be mindful that their reactions will depend on their age, developmental stage and their individual personality.
• Reassure your children that it is okay to feel sad or scared and showing emotion is good. They can always talk to either of you and ask questions.
• Remember you are a role model and your children are watching how you manage this situation. If they see that you are still their parents, making decisions together about them, then they will cope better.

For more information contact our Family team on 0118 978 0099, info@cliftoningram.co.uk or through our online contact form.