Good Divorce Week: Day 4 - CONFLICT FREE

Divorce is a life change. But unlike other life changes, it may not be your choice. Separating will trigger huge emotions which can be very hard to navigate.

There are going to be tough conversations, and some conflict. But when we talk about removing conflict from the process, it’s really this: the process of divorce itself should not cause conflict to escalate. And research shows that adversarial court proceedings do just that, which has a damaging impact on the adults involved, and their children.

So for us, good divorce means moving to a place where conflict is not an inevitable part of the process, where difficult conversations and decisions can take place but in an environment which is respectful and forward-focused.

This article is part of our Good Divorce Week series, you can read the overview here.