Bill of Rights for Children Whose Parents are Separating or Divorcing

  • The right not to be asked to “choose sides’ between their parents.
  • The right not to be told the details of the legal proceedings going on between their parents.
  • The right not to be told ‘bad things’ about the other parent’s personality or character.
  • The right to privacy when talking to either parent on the telephone
  • The right not to be ‘cross examined’ by one parent after spending time with the other parent.
  • The right not to be asked to be a messenger from one parent to the other.
  • The right not to be asked by one parent to tell the other parent untruths.
  • The right not to be a confidant regarding adult matters.
  • The right to express feelings, whatever those feelings may be.
  • The right to choose not to express certain feelings.
  • The right to be protected from parental ‘warfare’.
  • The right to not be made to feel guilty for loving both