A Childs Rights
Many courts, lawyers and caseworkers use a rough set of 10 "rights" to
educate parents about how to treat their children during custody disputes. They include
the right:
- Not to be asked to choose sides
- Not to be told the nasty details of legal proceedings
- Not to be told "bad things" about the other parent
- To have privacy when talking to the other parent
- Not to be quizzed about the other parent
- Not to be used as a messenger between parents
- Not to be a parents legal confidant
- To express their feelings and to choose not to express certain feelings
- To be shielded from parental "warfare"
- Not to feel guilty for loving both parents
