Your friend is confiding in you that he is getting a divorce from his wife of 10 years. They have two children aged 6 and 8 years. He knows that he is unlikely to get custody and is afraid that he will not see his children as much as he would like
What suggestions do you have for him? What would you recommend?
a. Find a divorce mediator.
b. Hire an attorney who will be extremely forceful.
c. Give up and be resigned that he will never see his children again.
d. Kidnap his children. You know that they would be better off with him.
A. A divorce mediator is the best bet since they help to negotiate an agreement that both parents will find acceptable.
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