Exam 15: Separation and Divorce

The custodial parent is most likely to receive the full amount of court-ordered child-support payments if

Living together before marriage

In joint physical custody,the children are divided between the parents either by gender or by choice.

The presence of __________ age children,especially firstborn children,seems to increase marital stability.

The emotional divorce often progresses through stages.In the end phase,

In divorce __________,a trained arbitrator helps the divorcing couple come to an agreement about issues such as custody arrangements,child support,and the division of marital property.

According to researchers and family clinicians,parents can lessen some of divorce's negative effects by

Children do worse if their parents divorce when the children are adolescents as opposed to when they are very young.

__________ may be one of the strongest predictors of divorce in the first ten years of marriage.

After their divorce,Peggy and Frank continued to harbor bitter resentment against each other for things that happened in their marriage.Because of this they had a hard time working out visitation and financial issues for many years.Their style of relating to each other is

Long-term separations are most likely among women who

Monetary payment made by one ex-spouse to the other is called

Matt and Kim had a bitter divorce and are completely unable to remember any of the good times in their marriage.Because of their mutual resentment,each one tries to get the kids to side with them.This style of relating to each other is called

Divorce mediators are trained to help couples eliminate the hurt caused by separation and divorce.

Separation is always a temporary arrangement.

According to the text's discussion of the divorce hangover,if someone you know who has divorced tries to assert control in such ways as making unreasonable demands or blowing up at a friend because the ex-spouse was invited to a party,that person may be

A ruling that a marriage is invalid for a variety of reasons,including adultery,pressure to marry,failure to consummate a marriage through vaginal intercourse,or a refusal to have children is called

According to the most recent study,__________ married U.S.couples who have separated get back together.

Divorce rates among African Americans tend to be higher because they are more likely to put off marrying until their 20s or 30s.

Generally,divorce decreases physical well-being.