If you've just gotten married, you might fear that your marriage will end badly like your parents'. You're afraid of mimicking their mistakes and breaking the pact of love you just made. This scenario ...

In Massachusetts, shared legal custody is defined as “continued mutual responsibility and involvement by both parents in major decisions regarding the child’s welfare including matters of education, ...

U.S. children whose parents divorce when they are age 5 or younger have reduced earnings as adults and increased chances by young adulthood of teen pregnancy, incarceration and death, according to a ...

TEMPE, Ariz. — A divorce is a difficult time in anyone’s life, especially children who feel caught in the middle. In response, Arizona State University is offering a free program designed to help ...

My parents divorced after 19 years of marriage. I had a hard time accepting that people I loved so dearly could grow to hate each other so much. Several years after the divorce, my parents moved in ...

No doubt about it—divorce can be devastating for kids, setting a distorted example of a healthy partnership. But many children of divorce not only adjust well to family breakups, they develop thriving ...

Parents going through divorce often believe they’re protecting their children by staying together “for the kids” or, conversely, that children are “resilient” and will quickly adjust to divorce. Both ...