Good communication can be a foundation to understand and address issues that may be of concern for parents with children going through a divorce. Sharing information regarding school work, doctor appointments and extracurricular activities can help foster and encourage a good parent child relationship with both parents. Unfortunately, good communication during divorce can be complicated in a marriage filled with anger, dysfunction and conflict.
Good communication skills are also in a child’s best interest.
Of the 12 best interest factors found in Michigan Compiled Laws, section 722.23. Probably the most important best interest factor is factor j.
(j) The willingness and ability of each of the parties to facilitate and encourage a close and continuing parent-child relationship between the child and the other parent or the child and the parents;
When parents can communicate during divorce they can speak with one voice in front of the kids. After all, every child deserves to be loved by both parents which is why good communication during divorce is so important. It is ok to be angry with each other, however, effective communication can prevent your anger from becoming your children’s anger.
Communication Apps.
Sometimes one parent is resentful and unwilling to share information about a child, such as a doctors appointment or school conference when the other parent can simply “figure it out on their own”. When communication during divorce is so compromised (after all the parties are getting divorced for a reason) a communication application may be beneficial. Applications such as “Our Family Wizard” or “App Close” can be used to share a common calendar and provide a single structured mechanism to communicate, rather than relying on text messages, emails and avoid the “I told you. . .” / “you did not” disagreement.
When communication during divorce is problematic a court may order (or the parties may agree) to utilize a co-parenting application, creating a structured mechanism by which the parents will share information and (in extreme circumstances) the communications can be monitored by the court.
Life is busy, even more so when raising children which is why communication during divorce is so important. Children need a stable and loving environment to provide them with the best opportunity to suceed and good communication during divorce can be key.
By: Daniel Findling (c) 2024.
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