Breaking the news of divorce to adult children is one of the challenges that family law attorneys often see their clients face. While they are grown and can understand more than children, your adult kids have special sensitivities, too. The suggestions below might help you make the process easier.      

3 Tips for Breaking Divorce News to Grown Children

1. Gather the Family Together

If possible, you and your spouse should talk to your children face to face—together. Handling the conversation this way can help them connect with each other for support and minimize feelings of sibling rivalry or parental favoritism. When your kids live in different cities or states, consider video conferencing options such as Google Duo or Skype.

2. Don’t Send Terse Social Media Messages

No matter how social media-savvy your adult children are, they shouldn’t learn of your divorce in a text, tweet, Facebook post, or email. These personal family law conversations deserve old-fashioned, private communication methods to avoid drama, stress, and misunderstanding. 

3. Consider Your Children’s Emotions

This situation affects your adult children, even though they may not live with you anymore or have a spouse or children of their own. Try to see the situation through their eyes and let them express how they feel. Remember that they love you both, so don’t try to get them to choose sides. 

Offering more than 20 years of experience and a tradition of providing high-quality legal services, the family law attorneys at O'Connor, Mikita & Davidson helps families throughout the Cincinnati, OH, area move through the divorce process successfully. These skilled and compassionate divorce attorneys guide clients through difficult decisions and challenging circumstances in various family relationships. You can depend on their sound advice and strong advocacy at all times. Visit their website for more information about their family law practice, or call (513) 793-5297 to schedule a consultation with one of their attorneys today.