Painful Partings

With the current divorce rate around 50%, couples and family therapists need a clear understanding of the dynamics of divorce. This book explores the clinical issues in marriage dissolution, examining the legal and financial aspects of divorce as well as the consequences for parents, children, and extended family members. Examines timely topics such as late-life divorce, cultural variations in divorce, adult children of divorce, and divorce and the father, as well as mediation and custody issues.