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Parenting support - relationships, separation and divorce

Separation, divorce and family break up can be a painful and stressful experience for the whole family. The websites and services listed below can provide advice and support for anyone going through this process including:

  • relationship counselling
  • improving relationships for the sake of children
  • dealing with separation and divorce
  • what to tell the children if you are going through family break up
  • the legal and financial implications of divorce
  • dealing with life after divorce

Try and make family break up as painless as possible for you and your children.

Advice for families dealing with separation and divorce

  • Relate - is the UK's largest provider of relationship counselling offering a wide range of services for couples, families and individuals to help support them to understand what's going on in their relationships and to change things for the better.
  • Relate for parents and families - Free online relationship advice for you and your family.
  • Separating parents working together - Relate and Warwickshire County Council have worked together to provide information and advice on issues including housing, financial advice, how to tell the children and legal advice to support families who are in the process of separation or divorce.
  • One plus one - investigates what makes relationships work - or fall apart - and provides information to anyone interested in supporting couple and family relationships. The website also acts as a gateway to other websites offering information and advice to parents on improving relationships and dealing with separation and divorce.
  • The couple connection - believe a positive relationship between parents is key to improving outcomes for children. This self-help website provides information and resources to parents who want to change their relationship for the better.
  • It's not your fault - is an action for children website which gives practical information for children, young people and parents going through a family break-up.
  • Divorce aid - is an independent group of professionals providing information for children, young people and parents going through family break-up and divorce. The website provides information on the welfare of children involved, the legal and financial issues and dealing with life after divorce.
  • Money made clear - divorce and separation - If you are going through divorce or separation, the Financial Services Authority Money Made Clear team can help you with the financial issues you face, providing impartial information and guidance to help you stay on top of your financial situation.

The 'Dealing with separation and divorce' booklet from the Family Information Service will also give you practical tips and advice on how to deal with the process of family break up to make it as pain free as possible for you and your children. This can be downloaded from the 'Downloads and documents' section.

For more information on this subject, please do not hesitate to contact the Family Information Service on 0845 090 8044 or 01926 742274.