Parent Guide
Parent Guide
Your family is going through a lot when you get a divorce. You probably feel stressed and overwhelmed. It can be hard trying to take care of your children and yourself.
This information will help you get your children through your divorce. It will also help you understand how child support in Connecticut works.
Use this guide along with A Kid’s Guide to Separation and Divorce and a Teen Guide to Separation and Divorce.
Telling the Children
How you deal with this crucial step will greatly impact how your children adapt to this change in their lives.
Dealing with Change
What parents can do to help their children cope better with the separation or divorce.
Feelings and Emotions
The feelings your children may be experiencing and what you can do if they act out.
Child Support
Child support is the money one parent pays the other for the financial support of their child or children.
This parent guide will help you
- separate your feelings about your divorce from your feelings about being a parent,
- understand that your children must have a relationship with the other parent,
- communicate effectively with your children, and
- help your children handle the family breakup.
The child support section of this guide explains how child support in Connecticut works. It answers questions about who pays for child support, how the court decides on the amount and what to do if you there are problems down the road. It also deals with
- different parenting situations,
- special or extraordinary costs,
- when child support ends, and
- what to do if a parent won’t pay child support.
