PART I. WHAT PRECEDES THE PARTING?

1. A Family Systems Framework and Life-Cycle Perspective

PART II. STAGES AND PHASES OF THE SEPARATION AND DIVORCE PROCESS

2. Separation and Divorce: An Overview

3. Individual Differences and Their Impact on Resolution

4. Therapeutic Issues and Interventions during the Divorce Process

5. The Legal Aspects of Divorce

6. The Economic Issues in Divorce

7. Parenting and Child Custody Issues

8. Spiritual and Religious Aspects of Divorce

PART III. CONSEQUENCES OF DIVORCE: THE COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL DIVORCE

9. An Overview of the Aftermath

10. Effects of Divorce on the Children

11. Getting on with Life

PART IV. THE PSYCHIC DIVORCE: HEALING AND CLOSURE

12. Toward Integration and Wholeness

Appendix A Florida Child Support Guidelines Worksheet

Appendix B Florida Chapter 61: Dissolution of Marriage, Support, Custody (1994 Supplement)

Appendix C Child Custody Evaluation Information for Attorneys

Appendix D Guidelines for Child Custody Evaluations in Divorce Proceedings

Appendix E Form Requesting Information from Therapist Relevant to Possible Annulment for Diocese of St. Petersburg, Florida, October 1995

Appendix F Ritual of Release (Nontraditional Jewish)

References

Author Index

Subject Index