A large Swedish study of 150,000 children found no significant difference in mental health of children who lived with each parent part of the time. And in some of the sub-studies, children of divorce actually had better mental health.

A small survey of people in the UK, however, found a correlation between health problems at 50 years old and parents divorcing before child reaches age 7.

Read more in this UK Daily Mail article: Couples who stay together ‘for the sake of the  children’ are not doing the best thing for their youngsters’ mental health .