Divorce and children
Navigating divorce with children is often the scariest and most stressful part. The stakes are high, the language can be misleading and you’re trying to balance multiple emotional needs all at once. This section has everything you need to know about how to handle divorce where children are involved - from child arrangement orders (what used to be called child custody), the types of ‘custody’, the formula for child maintenance, a free parenting plan template and a guide for how to tell your children about your divorce, and support them through it.
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The two questions everyone has
Types of custody: full, sole and 50/50
What those words mean in practice, whether equal time is the default, when a court restricts contact, and how far a parent can move.
Read →Child maintenance
The actual formula the Child Maintenance Service uses, what changes the number, and the answer to when it stops.
Read →The practical one
Co-parenting
How to run a childhood across two homes — talking without it turning into a row, parallel parenting when you can't be friends, and the apps worth bothering with.
Read →Parenting plan template
A free template you can fill in on your own and send. No email required, and nothing to download if you'd rather not.
Get the template →If you're the only one trying