http://domesticdiversions.com/index.php/appreciating-strengths-accepting-different-ways-of-parenting/ 1. Good counsel on matters of relationships, families and family law. 2. The efforts of good people working together to advance the mind, arouse the heart, and amuse the spirit. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:36:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://domesticdiversions.com/index.php/appreciating-strengths-accepting-different-ways-of-parenting/comment-page-1/#comment-13179 Sonja Aoun Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:47:38 +0000 http://domesticdiversions.com/index.php/appreciating-strengths-accepting-different-ways-of-parenting/#comment-13179 I think families would be better served if more of them would prepare co-parenting agreements upon separation. The truth is that the courts are not equipped to deal with the type of fights an intact family would have about how to raise children, but they are forced to deal with these issues when the family splits up. I find that our local courts tend to resist detailed agreements or orders about potential problem areas or problem-solving mechanisms, however. I have had judges claim that detailed orders generate more problems than they solve. I realize the judges have seen more court battles than I have, but unless expectations are clear, feuding parties left with too much gray area often cannot or will not stop fighting, usually to the detriment of the children. I think families would be better served if more of them would prepare co-parenting agreements upon separation. The truth is that the courts are not equipped to deal with the type of fights an intact family would have about how to raise children, but they are forced to deal with these issues when the family splits up. I find that our local courts tend to resist detailed agreements or orders about potential problem areas or problem-solving mechanisms, however. I have had judges claim that detailed orders generate more problems than they solve. I realize the judges have seen more court battles than I have, but unless expectations are clear, feuding parties left with too much gray area often cannot or will not stop fighting, usually to the detriment of the children.

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