The impact of acrimonious family breakdowns on children – Family Law

Posted December 12th, 2017 in children, divorce, families, mental health, news by sally

‘The issue of single parent families has attracted the attention of headline writers for more than a generation. But in the reporting of data relating to them, much of it centres on the two million single parents who comprise a quarter of all UK families with dependent children. Notably, rather less coverage is given to the 3.2m children who live with a single parent, most of whom come from a divorced family. Far less likely to make headlines is that many of these children are adversely affected by parental conflict.’

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Family Law, 11th December 2017

Source: www.familylaw.co.uk