Divorce Process Research Paper

Divorce: The Impact It Has On the Family Introduction Marriage is a sacred communion between two people that vows to love each other until the end of time. No one gets married with the intent to divorce. Unfortunately, marriages are challenged with acts of infidelity, change in family incomes, and many other factors. These factors most likely lead to divorce. Divorce perpetually deteriorates the family and the relationship between children and parents. It can lead to negative effects of the family

Abstract: In this paper, I will focus on the different ways in which divorce can affect children both socially and mentally. I will discuss how divorce is a process as well as an alternative developmental path that can lead to different outcomes for different children. The questions I will attempt to answer using methods such as focus groups and surveys are: How does divorce affect children overall? What are the factors that contribute to the well-being of children after divorce? Literature Review:

Divorce is usually conceptualized as a stress process, or as a grief process (Yarnoz, 2008). Understanding the relationships that married couples have prior to divorce is important because it can provide clues to marital dissolution, as well as later well-being. Marital unhappiness has been shown to have a stronger impact on divorce in longer duration marriages compared to shorter marriages (White & Booth, 1991). Long-term, low quality marriages have significantly more negative effects on overall

standing in the society. Besides, it also can influence the quality of life of an individual and their families. In this paper, I interviewed four people (2 male and 2 female) that are the children of divorce from different socioeconomic status (SES). It is said that children of divorce will feel surprised, angry, disappointed and even upset with their parents’ decision to get a divorce. However, each person will not have the same experiences in term of how long these feeling will last—some people can

For this assignment, I chose to read and reviewed four research articles that talk about the effects of divorce on children. Each of them discussed about whether the differences in the level of parental marital conflict could leave any impacts on the well-being of the children. Besides, all of these papers compare between the high-conflict and low-conflict families. They compare and contrast the well being of the children of divorce when they reach young adults and adulthood stage. All of these articles

Keyword: Divorce Law Firm Meta: Title: Divorce Law Firms in Chestnut Hill When you entered into your marriage, you never thought the relationship would end in a divorce. The final decision to proceed with the divorce may leave you with numerous emotions. The process may lead you into the legal system for the first time. With the division of assets and child custody arrangements on the horizon, the idea of selecting a divorce law firm to represent you may add to the stress of the situation. A quality

What are the Negative Effects of Divorce on Children When I was five years old I was forced to make a choice. This was a choice many children should not have to make and can never really be prepared for. My parents were getting a divorce and they decided it was in my best interests to give me the option to live with whomever I chose. It was a burden that to this day affects my relationship with one of my parents. Ultimately, I chose to live with my mother and from then on, my father would barely

January 1st I packed myself my 2 year old daughter and most of our belongings into a new home. I never would have guessed that in approximately two and a half years I would have been getting a divorce from the person who I had been so in love with just a few years earlier. Someone who I had built a home with, someone who I had spent the last 7 years of my life with had a child and raised a step child as my own with. It was one of the most difficult times in my life, but I felt a sense of relief

Divorce: Causes Sierra Dickens November 8, 2014 FLHD 3360 David Heaton Abstract Divorce is a complicated subject. This paper is designed to look at three major issues that society feels are causes of divorce today. These three are basic incompatibility, sexual issues /infidelity, and money /arguments. The paper goes through all three and focuses on different aspects of them that I feel are important when considering a divorce.   Introduction Utah courts refer to divorce as, “the

The Effects of Divorce on Children Mikele J. King Medaille College Abstract The current divorce rate suggests that one out of every two marriages will end in divorce. This paper is a critical literature review that explores the hypothesis that divorce has detrimental effects on children. Six different risks have been suggested to cause the differences in an increased need for help between divorced family children and two-parent family children: parental loss, economic loss, more life stress