Richard Hogan: How to make divorce and separation as painless as possible

"Another voice in separation that is rarely heard, is that of the grandparents.  They become collateral damage in the fallout."

Richard Hogan. Photograph Moya Nolan

Separation or divorce can be one of the most challenging life experiences we go through as humans.

The fallout from the end of a romantic relationship can be absolute. Sometimes the relationship was marred by conflict and the dissolution has been coming for many years.