Parental divorce affects the child's life. One of the biggest issues with divorce is who the child lives with after the divorce. Separation can impact a child's sense of security and stability. The two people on whom the child depended are no longer available as they once were. It can send the child back and forth between the two parents at various distances, leaving the child confused or lost. The child's sense of continuity is disrupted and this can often lead to serious psychological effects on the child. The topic of the effects of moving after divorce on children is becoming more and more interesting as divorce cases are more numerous than ever. Custodial parents sometimes want to move, which can cause great stress for both the child and the non-custodial parent. This essay will discuss the effects that moving after divorce has on the child, the best interests of the child, presumptions before the divorce process, the impact of modern technology, and the flaws of this research. Divorce has many psychological effects on children. Parents are often oblivious to the child's feelings as they fight their own battle with their ex-spouse or fight their child's custody battle. Children usually have an impartial approach towards both parents and witnessing conflict between those they love has a detrimental effect on the child. The degree of psychological effects depends on the age of the child. Children 6 years of age and younger tend to have less developed cognitive abilities that will increase as the child matures. At this age, children experience self-centeredness that leads them to blame themselves for the divorce (Foulkes-Jamison, 2001). These children are emotionally dependent and… middle of paper… the parent will want to move to escape the guilt they may feel or to start over. Depending on the situation, I believe that if the custodial parent were to move, it should be in an area close enough for the child to attend the same school and be with his or her old friends. Both parents have an equally influential impact on the child and therefore both should be present as often as possible. To maintain the child's sense of stability and continuity, I think the custodial parent should stay in the previous home and the non-custodial parent should move out. If moving away from the non-custodial parent means protecting the child from something like an abusive parent, then I believe it is in the child's best interest to move there. If there is not much conflict between parents, I suggest parallel parenting as this is more beneficial to a child.