The benefits to keeping a separation or divorce amicable
A new report has revealed that the proportion of children experiencing a likely mental disorder has increased over the past three years. It was one in nine in 2017 to one in six in July this year.
The follow up report to the Mental Health and Young People Survey (MHCYP) 2017, exploring the mental health of children and young people in July 2020, during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and changes since 2017. Experiences of family life, education and services, and worries and anxieties during the COVID-19 pandemic are also examined.
In respect of family dynamics, the report revealed that among girls aged 11 to 16, nearly two-thirds (63.8 per cent) with a probable mental disorder had seen or heard an argument among adults in their household, compared to 46.8 per cent of girls unlikely to have a mental disorder. Resolution state that: ‘Conflict is damaging, especially conflict happening between the two people your children love best in the world.’
One way to reduce conflict can be through ‘no-blame’ or ‘no-fault’ divorce or using other methods to court when divorcing: such as arbitration, mediation or collaborative law.
The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill received Royal Assent in June 2020; meaning that at least now separating couples will no longer have to assign blame in order to be granted a divorce when this begins in 2021.
To view the full study at the NHS website, click this link. For the Family Law Week report, follow this link. Resolution’s Parenting Charter can be accessed here.