divorce

DEALING WITH DIVORCE

These days, many marriages end in divorce - when one or both partners decide they no longer wish to live together and want to end the marriage. If both partners can sort out finances and agree about the care of their children, they will probably not have to appear in court, and can get everything sorted out by post (though a judge will always make the finale decision about divorce).

If your parents are involved in a divorce, hopefully they will reach an agreement with you about where you will live and when you will see them. If the court thinks you are old enough to have a view of your own, you will be talked to in private by a court welfare officer so that he/she can take your views into account.