The Merriam-Webster Dictionary states divorce as " an act of legally dissolving a marriage" (Merriam-Webster Dictionary 1998). Divorce is a very highly rated problem among married couples in the United States. " Fifty percent of marriages end in divorce and sixty-seven percent of all second marriages end in divorce" (Corcoran). ... Half of all children in the United States are children of divorce. ... While the above factors of disruptive behavior of a child are evident, Robert Hughes, Jr. of Ohio State University states that the adjustment and development of a child in divorce reflects on th...

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