Divorce
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Divorce is the legal breakup of a marriage. 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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- Divorce Matters: Coping with Stress and Change (Iowa State University, University Extension) - PDF
- Divorce Matters: Managing Income and Expenses (Iowa State University, University Extension) - PDF
- Divorce Matters: Visitation Dos and Don'ts (Iowa State University, University Extension) - PDF
- Managing Conflict during Divorce (American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy)
- Marriage Counseling (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
- Tips for Divorcing Parents (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
Statistics and Research
- National Marriage and Divorce Rate Trends (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: A comparison of stepgrandchildren's perceptions of long-term and later-life stepgrandparents.
- Article: How cohabitation, marriage, separation, and divorce influence BMI: A prospective...
- Article: Impact of parental separation or divorce on school performance in...
- Divorce -- see more articles
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Children
- Children and Divorce (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) Also in Spanish
- Kid's Guide to Divorce (Nemours Foundation)
- Living with a Single Parent (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
- When Your Parents Fight (For Kids) (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
Teenagers
- Dealing with Divorce (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
- When Parents Argue (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish