(FINAL) Chapter 13: Seperation, Divorce, and Remarriage

Question 1

What is a legal separation?

Answer 1

Live seperately, court can issue orders about child support, etc.

Question 2

What is a dissolution?

Answer 2

Spouses agree on terms

Question 2

What is a divorce

Answer 2

Spouses don’t agree on terms

Question 3

What are the 6 stages of divorce?

Answer 3

Emotional (detach emotionally from spouse). Legal (formal end of marriage). Economic (couple becomes separate financially). Co-parental (Agreements on child support, visitation, etc.). Community (Let fam/friends know about divorce). Psychic (redefine self as single again)

Question 4

What % of marriages in the US end in divorce?

Answer 4

45%

Question 5

What are some contributers to divorce?

Answer 5

Money problems, extended military service, technology, little social integration, cohabiting, premarital pregnancy, poor communication, abuse, etc.

Question 6

Effects of divorce on adults

Answer 6

Worse health, stress, depression, lower $ standing (esp. women), custody

Question 7

What is sole custody?

Answer 7

One parent has responsiblity for child

Question 8

What is split custody?

Answer 8

Kids are divided between partners

Question 9

What are the types of joint custody?

Answer 9

Joint Legal (parents have equal say in decisions about child). Joint Physical (child is resident of both homes; parents have equal say in decisions about child)

Question 10

Two types of stepfamily

Answer 10

Joint (at least 1 bio child to both parents and at least 1 bio child of only 1 parent). Complex (both have kids from prior marriage)