Divorce can be one of things children fear most when it comes to relationships and home life. Children don't always see the signs that their parents' marriage might be ending, which could make the shock of the news even more difficult to understand. With divorce comes a great adjustment, not only for the two adults going through the proceedings, but the children who witness it firsthand.

Beyond the physical splitting of property and potential change of living situation, children have to deal with the emotional implications that come with a divorce. Often these emotions have to do with the family living in different places and one or both parents starting new families. Children are learning to adapt to certain aspects of divorce, and the ability to adapt is often a skill they can use throughout their personal and professional lives.

When a parent remarries the skills of adapting to change become even more apparent. The child is often required to adapt to different rules at each parent's house when child custody is split, as well as stepbrothers and stepsisters. The child's parents might have complete opposite sets of rules forcing the child to adapt and act differently just by stepping into one house or another.

It is important that divorces have as little impact on children as possible. Although most divorces have some overlapping qualities, there are some circumstances that are different in each case. Child custody is an issue that a family law attorney can help families figure out.

Source: The Huffington Post, "What Children Of Divorce Do And Don't Learn," Judith Wallerstein, Dec. 7, 2011