On behalf of Cobert, Haber & Haber Attorneys at Law posted in Child Custody on Thursday, November 24, 2016.
For many parents who are going through a divorce in New York, children are a top priority. They may be wondering how they can maintain their relationships with their kids once they lose primary custody of them.
Noncustodial parents have a need to improve themselves in some kind of way. They do not necessarily want to move out of the family home to be away from their kids. They move and become distant parents because it is necessary to improve the situation, states DistantParent.org. To reduce the effects of their new living arrangement on their kids, the noncustodial parent often has to work a little harder than the custodial parent to be present in their children’s lives.
According to MetroParent, parents who do not have primary custody of their children should make sure their support system is onboard with their arrangements. Even if there are unpleasant thoughts about the situation, everyone who is acting as a part of that support system should keep those feelings to themselves. Both parents need to keep in mind that this situation is not all about them, there are children involved. No parent is better than the other.
Learn to respect and work with each other. It is important for both the noncustodial parent and the custodial one to appear and act as a unified force for the sake of their children. Regardless of what complications and issues that may present themselves, noncustodial parents should learn to keep their eyes on the prize, their relationship with their kids.
Even though noncustodial parents are no longer the primary caregivers for their kids or see them every day, a healthy and happy relationship is still possible with some effort.
