Parents’ Bill of Rights in Divorce

Parents Rights in Divorce Must Be Honored

1. The right to love all children and be treated as an interested and affected parent 100% of the time, maintaining daily communication with minor children, and advance communication concerning travel plans with dependent children (expecting responses to texts within a 24 hour time period).
2. The right to say no and make adult parenting decisions that involve dependent children, including boundaries and discipline, without feeling guilt, pressure or rejection (even when dependent child disagrees with decision).
3. The right to receive love, respect and privacy from minor and adult children, while enforcing household expectations and consequences.
4. A right to desire and receive equal dependent children visitation time with both parents, following the visitation schedule of the minor child unless mutually agreed upon.
5. The right to express feelings about the divorce/visitation, such as anger, sadness, or fear.
6. The right to a healthy ongoing relationship with minor and adult children, free of judgement and threats of stonewalling when disagreements arise.
7. The right to enforce the decree concerning visitation and finances, including the respect for visitation time.
8. The right not to participate in manipulative games with minor/adult children &/or the other parent.
9. The right to live within a reasonable budget, and not be forced to live beyond their means, without feeling guilt, pressure or rejection (even when minor/adult children &/or other parent do not understand or agree).
10.    The right to speak the truth in love without feeling guilt, pressure, judgement or          rejection.

Written by blog author for ittookadoggydoor.com

Inspired by The Children’s Bill of Rights found at https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/solid-ministries-prod.appspot.com/o/9TpvNc6QGNBnMzFa9DB3%2Faudio%2F1569947200749_Children’sRights.pdf?alt=media&token=d3e74f23-2898-4674-825f-6ca0c6220c57