Category: Divorce

  • Mediation and Its Role in the Divorce Process

    As one of the methods of ADL (alternative dispute resolution), mediation allows people to resolve the issue without litigation, so they have more power over the process. Although mediation is often used in disputes in business, such as in the relationship between business and customer or between employee and employer, it can also be effectively…

  • Legal Process of Divorce as an Elaborate Legal Process

    Introduction Divorce is a common legal phenomenon in the US and it depends on the couples socio-economic situation. Typically, childless short-term marriages result in a less complex time-consuming divorce than long-term marriages with weighty property entanglements, marital debts and kids below the consent age. Divorcing couples who negotiate the terms of divorce experience a less…

  • Divorce Impact on Child-Rearing Styles

    The impact of divorce or separation on child-rearing styles can be different, depending on various factors such as sex, age, education level, relationships with the child, and social background. For example, more highly educated fathers who are divorced are more likely to have an authoritative parenting style (Bastaits, Ponnet, Van Peer, & Mortelmans, 2014). The…

  • Divorce as a Family Affair and Its Consequences

    Table of Contents Defining the Issue Two Sides of the Debate Personal Position Works Cited Defining the Issue Regardless of the premises and the gravity of consequences, divorce is always a devastating event. The ones who usually suffer are the kids of those two people who decided to split up. For the most part, we…

  • Increase of Divorce Rates in America

    Introduction The romanticized institution of matrimony, celebrated by an endless array of song and story, is a concept that is as old as civilization itself. Marriage is something that virtually everyone does but hardly everyone is successful at doing. Few, if any, couples that exchange vows are prepared either practically, emotionally or psychologically in dealing…

  • Divorce: Rates and Effects on Teenagers

    Introduction Divorce refers to the dissolution of marriage through legal means (Theu 2). In any divorce case there are various duties that the divorcing parties must stream line so as to have the divorce process completed. These responsibilities include taking care of the children as well as sharing property. In most cases it is the…

  • Gender Stratification and Divorce Trends

    The question of gender stratification is tightly integrated into various vital parts of individuals personal and public lives. The ways males and females interact within the society is essential to fully comprehend the effect gender roles have on various aspects of culture. Different thinkers have applied theories and perspectives to analyze how gender has shaped…

  • Marital Success Factors vs. Gottmans Predictors of Divorce

    Relationships between partners are considered by psychologists as a laborious process that requires each of its participants to be able to work on themselves and their relationships. This approach is rational, given that almost every person associates relationships not only with serious obligations to each other but also with romance and love. However, the way…

  • Adolescent Adjustment to Parental Divorce

    Abstract There is an adjustment that occurs in adolescents as they experience parental separation and divorce. The adjustment is observed psychologically and in most cases affects their social-emotional skills. Changes could have a long-term or short-term effect, but generally, they are seen to take place. Consideration is done according to evidence seen in an adolescents…

  • Perfect Family Myths on Divorce and Parenting

    Table of Contents Introduction Myth 1: Perfect Family Myth 2: Influence of Number of Parents and on a Child Myth 3: Good Divorce Myth 4: Cohabitating Partners Effects of Myths and the Role of Television Discussion of a Myth on Divorce Conclusion References Introduction Family is the central concept in social sciences, the first agent…