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Aside from the obvious personal difficulties, there are many practical considerations in a divorce. In this guide you'll find resources that will introduce the divorce process, provide you with legal resources, and offer guidance for managing your finances. You'll also find information about supporting your children, and tools to find counseling for yourself or your family. For a Spanish-language version of the Guide, click here.

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Understand the Divorce Process

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Find Divorce Help

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Divorce Laws

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Division of Assets

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Children and Divorce

Whether you want to find better ways to talk to your children or learn how to maintain rules and boundaries in the face of parental separation, the sites below offer advice. You'll also find links to resources and information about state rights and collecting child support. In addition, there are sites for kids and teenagers experiencing the breakup of their parents.

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Most of these sites are designed for children and teenagers specifically. You may find them helpful for gleaning information about what young people need from their parents, but be sure to let your child or children know about these sites so that they can visit themselves.

Many of the Web sites recommended will also help you locate a counselor for members of your family; you can also visit the next section of this guide for more thorough counseling resources.

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American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychology gives advice on how to make the difficult process of divorce easier on children.

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American Academy of Pediatrics has a section on how to help children adjust to divorce. Visit the related articles at the bottom of the text for more information on communicating with children about divorce.

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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration , part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is a government-affiliated site that suggests ways of helping your child in two different homes. Other links within the site will teach you how to be a good role model, how to set rules, and how to get involved in your child's life, for example.

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Administration for Children & Families is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. You can learn about policy, find state links, or use the "Federal Parent Locator Service" to get your child the financial support he or she needs.

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For sites geared toward kids and teens ...

TeensHealth is geared toward teens and adolescents. This link answers questions like, "Why are My Parents Divorcing," and "How Will the Divorce Change My Life?". Recommend this site to your teenager for advice on lots of other topics: like "Your Body," "Your Mind," and "Sexual Health."

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HelpGuide.org is a mental health resource. This article details how to reduce the potentially traumatic effects of divorce. It outlines what to look out for, and how to communicate with your child.

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