1. DIVORCE

2. Effects of Divorce on Kids
Single best predictor of teenage suicide
More likely to become delinquent and drop out of school
Associated with depression, aggressive behavior

3. Divorce stats
1 in 5 divorced fathers have not seen their children in the last year
53% divorce rate (2002)

4. Factors in Divorce Economic conditions Age (when married)
Affordability (average divorce costs $15,000)
Ideology of self
Family history
Divorce stigma

5. Who gets divorced? Women initiate divorce more than men
Strong religious views lessen divorce rates
Older people divorce less often
Lower class people divorce more often

6. Remarriage 40% of current marriages are re-marriages
Blended families: one or both of the marriage partners bring children into the marriage
Re-trauma: children experience the psychological effects of the family break up when a new family is formed