Exam 15: The Dissolution of Marriage

The main task during the psychological divorce is to:

The divorce will be less traumatic for both parties and their children if they improve:

A romantic myth of divorce prepares the divorcing couple for the traumas and problems they will experience.

Cox and Demmitt believe that the relative freedom of individuals to make marital choices tends to breed:

The necessity of proving one spouse guilty of marital misconduct was the only approach to divorce in the United States until the:

An example of the constant self-questioning of those who divorce would be:

The goal of divorce counseling is to:

After a divorce, children seven to eight years old tend to:

Generally, if the marriage has lasted less than 12 years, the period of alimony support will not exceed:

Sarah was dating again before her divorce was final. It is likely that Sarah is:

Persons using mediation should expect to find:

The myth of romantic divorce suggests that divorce is:

Wives receive rehabilitative alimony until they are able to:

College students who are over 18 are still considered children in need of support.

According to Cox and Demmitt, it is in ____ that the children of divorce suffer most.

The authors state that in order to get over a marriage you have to go back to it. What does this mean?

Most divorced people start to date:

"Do-it-yourself" divorces are:

Matrimonial law attempts to:

How can Americans' high expectations of marriage contribute to the high divorce rate?