Divorce Book

Foreword     9
Introduction     12
Divorce and the Marriage Contract
The Effects of Prenuptial Agreements on Marriage and Divorce   Carlin Flora     18
No-Fault Divorce Policies Should Be Supported   Anne Kass     23
No-Fault Divorce Policies Cheapen the Marriage Commitment   Dennis E. Powell     27
Covenant Marriage Contracts Will Not Lower the Divorce Rate   Bruce A. Robinson     36
Same-Sex Marriages Raise New Divorce Issues   Kathleen Burge     49
Divorce in Modern Society
Divorce Harms American Social Values   Alex Moore     54
Divorce Is Neither a Modern nor a Particularly American Phenomenon   Alex Liazos     59
Premarital Cohabitation Increases the Chances of Divorce   Phyllis H. Witcher     63
Premarital Cohabitation Does Not Increase the Chances of Divorce   Catherine L. Harris     69
An Unhappy Marriage Can Be Worse than Divorce   E. Mavis Hetherington     74
Divorce Does Not Make Adults Happier than Staying in an Unhappy Marriage   Linda J. Waite et al.     81
Divorce and the Family
The Family Court System Is Biased Against Fathers   Rachel Alexander     87
The Family Court System Is Biased AgainstMothers   Garland Waller     95
Divorce Is Always Damaging to Children   Elizabeth Marquardt     100
Divorce Is Not Always Damaging to Children   Karen S. Peterson     110
Children of Divorce Have Higher Rates of Divorce   Nicholas H. Wolfinger     115
Personal Narratives on Divorce
A Journey Through the Catholic Annulment Process   Joseph A. Califano Jr.     125
An Adult Daughter Struggles with Her Parents' Divorce   Brooke Lea Foster     133
Why Divorce Was Not the Answer to a Failing Marriage   Judy Bodmer     142
Learning Valuable Lessons from Divorce   Hugo Schwyzer     147
A Woman and Her Ex-husband Create a Loving Family for Their Sons   Laura Stavoe     152
A Woman's Marital Views Are Shaped by Her Parents' Divorce   Amy Conway     156
The Importance of Same-Sex Civil Union Divorces   Kathy Anderson     163
Organizations to Contact     166
Bibliography     172
Index     178