""Estrangement in divorce is often silent and obscured, many times due to legal narratives or loyalty binds. It is a form of disenfranchised loss where the grief is very real, but rarely named or supported.""
""Children are of the marriage, not in the marriage. They don't fully know what happened, but they get collateral damage.""
Divorce can lead to significant estrangement among siblings and alienation from parents. Children of divorced parents are twice as likely to report distance from siblings. Living in a conflict-ridden environment can exacerbate these issues. A 2018 study found that nearly 40 percent of children from divorced families feel less close to their siblings. Estrangement often goes unacknowledged, creating a silent grief that is rarely addressed. The disruption of family dynamics during divorce impacts children's emotional well-being and relationships.
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