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era of restricted divorce
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the time of a restrictive approach toward divorce, until about the middle of the 19th century; divorces were usually granted only on the grounds of adultery or desertiton, and generally only to men
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annulment
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a ruling that a marriage was mever properly formed
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era of divorce tolerance
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the time of a tolerant approach toward divorce from the middle of the 19th century until, in the U.S., 1970; the grounds for divorce were widened, and divorce was made more accessible to women
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era of unrestricted divorce
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the time of a virtually unrestricted access to the divorce, from, in the U.S., 1970 to the present; divorces are usually granted without restriction to any married person who wants one
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no-fault divorce
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the granting of a divorce simply on the basis of marriage break down due to "irreconcilable diifferences"
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initiator (of divorce)
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the person in a marriage who first becomes dissatisfied and begins the process of ending the marriage
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attachment
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a bonding to another person that produces feelings of security, comfort, and ease when the other person is nearby
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alimony
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maintenance payments from an ex-husband to an ex-wife
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legal custody (of children after a divorce)
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the right to make important decisions about the children and the obligation to have legal responsibility for them
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physical custody (of children oafter a divorce)
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the right of a divorced spouse to have one's children live with one
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joint legal custody (of children after divorce)
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the retaining by both parents of an equal right to make important decisions concerning the child
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coparenting
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an arrangement whereby divorced parents coordinate their activities and cooperate with each other in raising their children
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parallel parenting
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an arrangement whereby divorced parents gravitate toward a more detached style, going about their parenting business separately
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crisis period
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a period during the first year or two after parents separate when both the custodial parent and the children experience difficulties in dealing with the situation
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