If your parents divorce or separate, you have certain rights as a child. These rights can protect you from negative influences and help you have a happy and bright future:

You have the right to contact both parents, regardless of your feelings about the other parent. You don't have to choose between one parent and the other.

· You have the right to continue seeing both parents' families.

· You have the right to form your own image of both parents, without it being colored by either parent.

· You have the right and the time to get used to the new situation.

· You have the right to be kept out of the conflict.

· You have the right to engage in activities appropriate to your age, such as school, work and friends.

· You have the right to express your opinion.

· You are entitled to help if you get stuck.