Advise on divorce for father of child

Advice on Divorce

Divorce advice for fathers in India

It can be as piercing as for divorced fathers in India to cope with aftermath as it is for mothers. Most men in India do not put on a crying show or talk with buddies to get rid of an emotional burst, as women deal with post-divorce syndromes of loss and confusion. However, fathers are as much affected as the mothers are. Fear of losing their child grabs most fathers by their throat, leaving them perplexed.

Fathers in India has to face a terrible truth that a minor child custody will be undoubtedly awarded to mothers, unless proven that she has neglected her child. Most fathers don’t want to confront the issue, not realizing that they put themselves in more vulnerable state and at loss during divorce proceedings, especially while fighting for child custody and support. Here is a list of divorce issues and advice for fathers to keep in mind during divorce and post-divorce times.

·         Be careful about abuse charge and restraining order

Though law is made to safeguard women’s rights and safety, growing trends shows allegation of abuse against their husbands is used as a tool to get an advantage in financial division. Fathers especially need to be bewaring of restraining orders, since they can restrict you from your children. On the basis of restraining order only, a father can even lose the visitation rights to their children and may be asked to provide higher alimony. Indian law is generous to women especially when it comes to abuse, so control your anger and don’t indulge in any violent argument.

·         Child support and your finances

Often even after spending thousands, fathers are left with visitation rights and the child support amount they would be required to pay. However, before agreeing on the child support, know how it will affect your finances and understand tax impacts on your income after payment of child support. Moreover, fathers may develop a feeling that child support is used for reasons other than child. This can harm fathers’ need to feel an engagement in bringing up the child, since he doesn’t have custody.

·         Struggle for visitation rights

Losing the hope for custody and not attempting to fight for it, also makes fathers vulnerable in receiving generous visitation rights. Fathers often miss the fact that they are not fighting against their wife but for their child, neglecting the child in the process. Fathers need to understand that visitation rights do not mean excluding their right to care and contribute in their child’s upbringing. Although, fathers have to face the bitter truth that law favors custody to mothers and they spend thousands in the struggle to gain visitation rights to maintain constant contact with their child.

·         Father-child relationship in divorce

Since fathers are not likely contestants for a custodial parent, their loss of interests in the fight often severely affects the father-child relationship. Fathers need to make sure their children feel that they are interested in maintaining the contact. The main issue is to keep the spirit in implementing the visitation rights, in effect to child’s mental growth. In India where fathers do not usually convey emotional requirements to their child, it is necessary for them to communicate sensibly to their child about what’s going on and how they still care for their child. This is very crucial, since the children in India are mostly emotionally attached to mothers and also since fathers spent less time at home with kids than mothers.

Divorce advice for fathers is not about finances or managing their personal post-divorce life, but for their ability to deal with being a father after a divorce.