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There are many situations in life where it’s okay to express our anger, but when it comes to child custody, the best lawyers advise their clients to “choose your battles wisely”.  If you find yourself in a nasty battle over the custody of your children, a Colorado Springs Child Custody Lawyer has some valuable advice to help take some of the venom out of custody negotiations, and keep the best interests of the children as your top priority. 

As parents, it is your job to stay in control of your emotions at all times and be the adult, especially in situations where your children could become emotionally scarred.  Keep in mind that when parents engage in battle over a child, nobody really “wins”.  Even if your child hasn’t directly expressed it to you, they may be experiencing strong feelings of guilt over the breakup of your marriage, and they may even feel abandoned or unloved by the parent who has left the family home.  Even one parent’s rejection of the other can manifest itself in a child as feelings of personal rejection. 

Rather than taking such an adversarial view of the custody process, try to work together with your spouse and the courts or mediators to establish an attitude of cooperation.  This will help your child enormously, and it will keep your relationship with your ex-spouse amicable.  Remember, you still have years to go as “co-parents”.  Destroying what is left of your relationship now is going to set your children up for much heartbreak down the road.

If you need advice on how to seek the most sensible parenting solution for your Colorado divorce; consult with a Colorado Springs Child Custody Attorney who has experience negotiating custody agreements that work for everyone involved. 

Patricia Marrison is a Family Law attorney in Colorado Springs, CO. and the owner of the Marrison Family Law LLC, Colorado Springs largest Family Law practice.  The Marrison Family Law LLC is devoted to assisting with the difficulties of the breakup of relationships, be it common law marriage, a non-marriage with children, or dissolution with or without children. We attempt to serve the entire spectrum of relationships, from those couples with the simplest, uncontested dissolution to the highly conflicted relationship involving allegations of domestic abuse.