Getting your divorce right for your kids’ well-being

Settling the divorce when you have children: what practical things should you consider? A mediator takes you through this process.

There are some practical things to consider when you have children and are settling a divorce. Fortunately, you don’t have to figure that out on your own. Together with the mediator, you will go through several steps that will bring you to a well-settled settlement.

Alimony calculation and parenting plan

For example, we make a standard alimony calculation. Within this calculation, parental ability to pay and any care discount are taken into account. We also run through the parenting plan as standard. How will we manage the normal daily schedule? But also the vacations, holidays and times when the child goes to mom or dad.

This can also be very specific, from recording your child’s phone usage to when they are allowed to go to school alone. If you formulate these kinds of agreements too vaguely or openly and a conflict does arise, you have to get back together. Clumsy and not nice. That’s why it’s nice to have as much as possible on paper in case you don’t come to an agreement together later.

How can you arrange everything in the best possible way?

In addition, it is important to look closely at your will. If one parent dies before the child is 18, the estate goes to the ex-partner. So it is important to consider this and discuss with the mediator what the options are. It is also convenient to link the death benefit insurance to the other parent. This way, if income is lost (the cessation of any alimony), it is insured and, practically speaking, your child or children can still be properly cared for. Want to know more about this? Then get in touch to get acquainted or ask your questions.

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