The Great Divorce

romanticizing of the past that occurs in modern culture through pointing out the reality of our history, specifically in regards to the union and institution of marriage. Essentially, we were never that great; some may argue, Coontz in fact argues, we are the greatest we have ever been (still not that great) and nostalgia gets in the way of us recognizing that fact. To begin, Coontz addresses the issue surrounding the history of the non-nuclear family in regards to single parent families, as…

inclined on having divorce where they think that this is the best option of legally terminating what they have started. But divorce has its own pros and cons. For those married couples who filed a case on divorce are more likely considering on the pros than the cons. Later on, negative consequences come in due to their choice of having divorce. Below are the pros and cons that will be thoroughly stated: Pros If you are living in a violent situation that you are domestically abuse, divorce…

30-875-4737  Taking Sides: Divorce’s toll on children In this article on divorce, Karl Zinsmeister addresses the many short- and long-term effects it has on children. Although he does well in addressing both sides, it appeared to have many flaws. These flaws include not citing the information he claims, not having a large enough sample size, and failing to recognize other factors that may contribute to the cause of divorce . The purpose of this paper is to summarize his article,…

first divorce law, people said it would be a detrimental departure from the requirements of the public interest in the strength of a marriage tie. People disapproved the idea so, if a spouse was seeking divorce, most states required show a "fault", such as abandonment, brutality, incurable mental illness, or adultery, in order to leave their spouse. This changed when the no-fault divorce uprising began in Oklahoma in 1953. Gaining national motivation in California in 1969, a no-fault divorce…

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Almost 50 percent of all marriages in America today have ended in divorce, 40 percent of these couples also have children (Divorcestatistics.org). Jane, a young 15 year old girl, comes from one of these families. She lived what she thought was a perfect life. She had a nice big home with two parents and two other siblings. She had outstanding grades and exceled in sports tremendously. However she did begin to notice that at home and at her sporting events, her parents were never together. She…

Christianity to help families grow closes to God and to each other. These past few weeks I have been reading books and listening to ninety second commentaries by Dr. James Dobson relating to love, marriages, and divorce. After exploring his thoughts surrounding tough love, marriage, and divorce and the insight gain from interviewing a mental health professional that is actively involved in counseling divorced couples, remarried couples, and blended families, I believe that Dr. Dobson may have…

Downside of Living Together” that couples can increase their chances of making mistakes by moving in together. She also mentioned that couples who cohabited have greater possibility of divorcing and creating unhappiness. Although Jay’s paper had a great organization and she strongly argues her points about cohabitated by providing facts and sample which happens to be her client, were unrepresentative, weak and illogical. The author used her client Jennifer as an example to show that…

A divorce, or dissolution of marriage in Florida can be particularly traumatic and emotional for men. The process is almost always preceded by stressful events and marital strife. Adversarial divorces are often enormously complicated, and for men, it is essential to make good decisions while suffering from great emotional stress. Men going through divorce are frequently not aware of their legal rights and obligations. A major issue for most men who are parents of children, is losing child…

are getting a divorce. There are many answers to both sides of the issue, like dealing with the couple’s rights to live with who they choose, how bad the marriage has gotten, how long the marriage is, and what have they done to solve their issues to keep the marriage intact. Many times the problems that the couple is facing are financial difficulty, one not supporting the other, one partner “not feeling loved or appreciated”, or the couple “growing apart”. Each state handles divorce differently…