It will deal with the issues of divorce at their level and will include sites which may be off assistance to those of our innocents who must live through the difficult times of separation and divorce. And Children May we first set forth certain principles about divorce and children which will underscore all future dialogue about children in future issues of this newsletter. All children deserve the love, protection and respect of both parents. Children have feelings and their emotional health must be our first concern. Children must not be used as instruments of vengeance in divorce proceedings.
Children deserve a childhood.
Let both spouses and their attorneys do all within their power to keep the tragedy of divorce from scaring our children. One spouse must never speak ill of the other spouse in the presence of the children nor knowingly permit anyone else to do so. Every effort must be made to foster the love and affection of the child for both parents. It is right and proper for a spouse to zealously seek legal protection for a child in the divorce proceedings when there is real cause for concern about the child's safety.