Tarazan, a child of divorce, is depressed.
This headline caught my eye: Boy Tarzan's ma takes swing at dad in divorce.
"The teenage star of Broadway's "Tarzan" was hurt so much by a bitter feud between his parents it sent him into intense therapy sessions."
"But the pain of talking about the vicious sparring was too much for 13-year-old Daniel Manche, who asked to drop out of the counseling - and to stop seeing his dad, his mother Dawn Manche testified yesterday.
Daniel, who plays Tarzan as a young boy in the Disney musical, is at the center of a nasty custody battle being fought by his divorced parents in Manhattan Supreme Court."
Unfortunately, this is not an isolated case. It is the children who often bear the scares of a bitter divorce battle. In the best of situations, the parties agree that they cannot stay married, but work together to foster the best interests of the children. However, in the worst of situations, the parties fight over everything, including the children. The children of a marriage merely become pawns in their parents’ battle.
Minor visitation schedule modifications become epic battles; fights erupt over a drop-off and pick-up time for visitation. In the most egregious cases, one parent openly bad mouths the other parent to the children. How could a child not become alienated or depressed?
Every judge admonishes the litigants that the children have two parents and that the children have the right to enjoy the love and attention of both parents. It is sincerely hoped that parents put their differences aside and do what is necessary to support and foster relationships with their ex’s. The alternative is, I am afraid, a country of depressed alienated children, who will one day promulgate their ills when they, one day, become parents.
I am the mother of Daniel. Everything in the papers is non factual and twisted. The reality about the counseling for Daniel is that he was attending the counseling with his father. His father continually denied everything in the counseling sessions in front of the psychologist, which Daniel spoke of, and what was troubling him. This upset Daniel, that his father was not admitting anything in front of the paychologist. He still wanted to continue counseling however his father refused to attend. His father dropped out of counseling and threatened Daniel not to attend anymore. Daniel still is attending alone. I am doing everything in my power to support Daniel and my other children. In addition I have submitted a couple custody proposals which my husband and his attoney have
rejected. I was told that these were reasonable proposals. In addition my husband and his attorney had contacted the NY Post and has filled their heads with horrible lies and have humiliated Daniel and my 8 year old Daughter. I have seen them talking to the reporters from the post.
To Daniel's Mother: If you're still reading this blog, I'd like to speak with you. I am working on a book regarding custody and family court.
Others:
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