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When people get married and divorced they do not think of the children and the emotional toll it takes on the child.  How do you think children feel if they had to make a life changing decision?  Most people do not think about how a child may react to such a rash decision, such as, who would they want to live with. If a child is already 15 years old, it’s important to bear in mind the fact that the process of obtaining a residence order can take between six months and a year (Lorna Elliott LLB (hons), Barrister).  Some doctors are also concerned about the mental development that may be missing or the parts that may be over working.  The home — the family environment — creates the stress problems that so many children experience later in life. It's in the home, therefore, in the family, that the solution to the problem lies (Dr. Archibald Hart).  People have done research to find out about where the child may end up mentally in their life and if they will have a decent chance at having a stable relationship with their parents, especially their fathers.  Empirical findings suggest a wide array of interrelated, entangled factors that predict father involvement and link father involvement to child adjustment (Ahrons and Tanner).  After the divorce is finalized and the child can no longer have the decision of whom they which to live with, then the child maybe stable enough to decide; however, they will no longer have that option.  Going through one divorce is hard on a child, adding to the stress, and the sadness would just be crazy.