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Reader Stories: How I Survived My Divorce

Many fathers who go through a divorce and the subsequent battle for child custody have an experience they would never want to repeat. Some dads actually make it through the system and end up OK. It is our intent that these stories will help other dads have some hope and perspective as they move through the process of dissolving a family and creating a new way of interacting with the children and the ex-spouse.

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What happened to cause the divorce?*

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How did you personally cope with the divorce?*

What did you do? How long did it take? Who supported you? What helped more than anything?

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