Because divorce is such a catastrophic experience for children and because divorcing parents have had little to no training in how to be effective parents during the divorce, a crash course in parenting through a divorce is often necessary. While more comprehensive education is needed, this "top ten list" offered by the American Academy of Matrimonial lawyers is an excellent place to start learning how to parent during a divorce.

Unfortunately, Dallas Divorce Attorneys as well as Fort Worth divorce attorneys learned that such "winner take all" conflicts at the courthouse did not lay the foundation for effective co-parenting post-divorce.