Parents facing ongoing difficulties after a divorce frequently conclude that they have no other choice but to take their differences to court and “let the judge decide.” However, post divorce litigation can be just as damaging as litigation in the original divorce. Families can become immersed in a never-ending cycle of protracted, emotional, expensive litigation that tears at the very fabric of what is left of their family.
CRM can help parents learn to set aside their feelings about the other parent and work together to make decisions that are truly based on their children’s best interest. Even parents who are unable to work together to parent their children can learn to co-parent…and to accept the fact that their children live in two different families, with two different sets of rules and expectations, but that they can do so without being in a constant state of conflict and turmoil. At a minimum, families can stop the cycle of ongoing disputes.
CRM provides the best opportunity for healing and reconciliation, and, if not peace, a long-term “truce” that allows families to co-exist and put aside their differences when they are required to interact.
