Truth About Divorce

For the past few decades, the divorce rate in America has remained around 50 percent. While divorce happens primarily between spouses, the end of a marriage can have a devastating impact on the mental health of children and relatives, finances, social status and emotional well-being, and the futures of everyone affected. The Truth About Divorce, Second Edition provides straightforward, up-to-date information about divorce from risk factors and divorce alternatives to the legal and psychological aspects of divorce. Providing a clear picture of divorce and its consequences, this completely revised volume offers useful information and encourages discussion with parents and peers.