Child Advocacy

Having minor children involved in a divorce proceeding brings in a whole new order of considerations, and well it should. Traditional divorce processes have not met the ethical and professional standards of GO Divorce Clinic founder Robert Revel, especially when there are children involved. At our office we attend to matters of divorce with minor children in a way no one else we know of does. We advocate for that child who typically has no voice in adult matters.

We do this in three very important ways:

1) We help the couple look clearly at the assumption of marital irreconcilability.

2) We can professionally interview and evaluate the children individually.

3) We determine what is in the best interest of the child in all matters of divorce.

 

Item # 1

As parents with minor children it is essential that a couple truly consider, and clearly understand, if the marriage is actually broken and irretrievable. A good percentage of couples who come into the GO Divorce Clinic office ‘think’ they want a divorce, but one or both of them are not always 100% certain. When there are children involved, it is essential that a mother and father take the appropriate time and energy to determine if the marriage relationship has definitely come to an end.
There have been occasions at GO Divorce Clinic when the initial discussion at intake reveals that a married couple has actually been experiencing communication rifts, and not necessarily irreconcilable differences. Working with these couples in our office by teaching them healthy communication skills has allowed several of these couples to keep the family together, and save the marriage.
At GO Divorce Clinic we harbor no agenda to either save or end a marriage . We are here to serve our clients needs either way by helping them to see clearly what it is they want to do, and then by helping them to do it.

Item # 2

Children of divorce often become invisible victims to a process that is so much larger than they can understand at their stage of development. A child’s voice in the matter is seldom invoked or heard. Interviewing children of divorce reveals valuable insights as to what is truly happening with the parent/child, and parent to parent relationships. This information is invaluable in the consideration of child custody arrangements and parenting plans.
Robert Revel has worked with children extensively as a Court sanctioned Parenting Coordinator, Parenting Instructor for divorcing parents, trained Child Interviewing Specialist, varsity high school Coach for boys and girls basketball, and high school counselor referred Guide for juvenile diversion cases and troubled youth. Child advocacy is near to his heart.

Item # 3

Arriving at decisions regarding your divorce when there are children involved means ensuring that both parents are equitable and fair to each other. No parent wants to burden or deplete the other parent when they and the children are depending on them to be there in the long term. Creating a healthy divorce as co-parents means making separation choices that mutually support each other’s best interest, and finding compromise whenever and wherever issues conflict. This is not a ‘win’ or ‘prevail’ environment, it is a cooperative process where there is trust in one another’s ability to do what is in the best interest of the health, safety and well being of the child. At GO Divorce Clinic we advocate for the children by emphasizing and facilitating a process that fosters this common ground.

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