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Divorce
Divorce is the legal breakup of a marriage. Almost half of all U.S. marriages end in divorce. Like every major life change, divorce is stressful. It affects finances, living arrangements, household jobs, schedules and more. If the family includes children, they may be deeply affected.
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Overviews
- Helping Your Child through a Divorce(Nemours Foundation)
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Coping
- Divorce Matters: Coping with Stress and Change(Iowa State University, University Extension) - Links to PDF
- Divorce: Helping Your Child Cope with the Breakup(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Managing Conflict during Divorce(American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy)
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Related Issues
- Divorce Matters -Visitation Dos and Don'ts(Iowa State University, University Extension) - Links to PDF
- Marriage Counseling: Working through Relationship Problems(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Tips for Divorcing Parents(Nemours Foundation)
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: The influence of parents' religious practices on young adults' divorce...
- Article: Parents' marital disruption and its uneven effect on children's academic...
- Article: Separation/divorce sexual assault in rural Ohio: survivors' perceptions.
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Statistics
- FASTATS: Marriage and Divorce(National Center for Health Statistics)
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Children
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Children and Divorce(American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Also available in Spanish
- Divorce - Helping Children Adjust(American Academy of Pediatrics)
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Kid's Guide to Divorce(Nemours Foundation)
Also available in Spanish
- Their House - My House: Raising Your Child in Two Different Homes(Center for Mental Health Services)
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When Your Parents Fight(Nemours Foundation)
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Children and Divorce(American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
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Teenagers
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Dealing with Divorce(Nemours Foundation)
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When Parents Fight(Nemours Foundation)
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Dealing with Divorce(Nemours Foundation)
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Date last updated: 12 January 2009 Topic last reviewed: 25 August 2008 |