High conflict - Parenting Classes

Parenting Classes – Help for High Conflict Divorce and Custody

High conflict divorce is a term that is typically applied to any of the following divorce situations:

• Ongoing, unremitting hostility between adults
• Drawn-out or frequent court actions
• Custody battles
• Allegations of domestic violence, physical abuse, and/or sexual abuse
• Restraining orders or no-contact orders
• Lack of ability to communicate about children and their care

Research suggests that approximately 10% of the divorcing population can be identified as having high-conflict divorce. And within that group another 10% or 1% of the total divorcing population is in ongoing high-conflict that will likely never change. This is good news and bad. The good news is of course that the number of never-going-to-change high-conflict divorces is a small portion of the entire divorcing population. If you're not there now, chances are you won't ever be there.

But for those of you who are part of the dreaded 1%, it is a very difficult place to be. In fact, being any part of the 10% is no walk in the park! Life probably entails fighting with the other parent, trying to avoid fighting with the other parent, talking with lawyers, talking with therapists, undergoing multiple parenting evaluations, and going to court. Whew! It makes me tired just thinking about it.

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