Two-thirds of blended families split up again within five years
Forming a blended family with your new partner and your children: it sounds romantic, but in practice this is not always the case. Two out of three families split up again within five years.
This is apparent from research by the Association of Family and Inheritance Lawyers and Divorce Mediators (vFAS).
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Striking results: 44 percent of the ex-partners do not (any longer) contribute to the costs of the child and 62 percent of the children are not involved in making important decisions. And that while agreements are often made about this in a parenting plan during the divorce.
‘Very complex’
Alexander Leuftink, chairman of the vFAS, gives a statement in the AD. “In the first instance you choose a new partner and not each other’s children. That is very complex and often the reason why things go wrong. It just takes a while before the new situation is accepted by everyone.” He believes that after the divorce, parents should look beyond the divorce itself. “Now the parenting plan often states that the child may not call a new partner mom or dad, but nothing has been arranged about future care tasks.”
You can read more about the research here
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