Thesis advisor: Kelly Rossetto / Because divorce has become a prominent fixture in society within the last several decades, a significant amount of research has been conducted on divorce and its subsequent effects on the family system. Many of these studies have shown the negative effects of divorce on members of the family, particularly children. Previous literature on coping with divorce has outlined the strategies families use to manage these negative effects. Rather than focusing solely on the negative side of divorce, this study sought to provide a more complete picture of the effects of divorce, including the possibility of positive outcomes. Nine in-depth interviews were conducted with adult children of divorce to examine their feelings about divorce, the factors that contribute to these feelings, and their coping strategies. Changes in family structure, lack of divorce information, role reversal, parents’ sadness, continued conflict, parental disclosure, remarriage, and financial difficulties contributed to participants’ negative feelings of confusion, neglect, anger, sadness, and feeling caught. Having a voice, parental involvement, parents’ happiness, decreased conflict, and remarriage contributed to their positive feelings of empowerment, relief, and closeness with family members. In addition to these factors, coping strategies denial, patience, mediation, role acceptance, open communication, social support, and learning from the divorce also increased participants’ positive feelings and decreased their negative feelings. Overall, participants’ described parental divorce as a continuous and difficult, yet worthwhile process for themselves and their families. / Thesis (BA) — Boston College, 2012. / Submitted to: Boston College. College of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: Communication Honors Program. / Discipline: Communication.

My master thesis is dedicated to proceedings in matrimonial cases - namely proceedings of marriage authorization and status matrimonial case proceedings. However, the main focus of my thesis is dedicated to divorce proceedings mainly because it is the most frequent proceeding from all in matrimonial cases and also because divorce represents a social phenomenon of current society. The whole thesis is composed of three main segments along with an introduction and conclusion. The first segment of my thesis classifies proceedings in matrimonial cases in accordance with legal taxonomy as a part of uncontested proceedings. Then further describes the reason of division of uncontested proceedings from the Code of Civil Procedure and also relation between the Code of Civil Proceedings and the Act of Special Court Proceedings. The following chapter engages in proceedings in matrimonial cases at first generally, then introduces the institute of marriage itself, follows enumeration on all types of matrimonial proceeding, analyses them and compares their differences and resemblances. Nevertheless divorce procedure is described in detail in the next segment of my thesis. A separate part is dedicated to the divorce of marriage which consists of several chapters including divorce from sociological point of view,...

Neste trabalho, objetivamos compreender o rompimento conflituoso da conjugalidade no contexto judicial da disputa pela guarda de filhos. Realizamos uma pesquisa com enfoque qualitativo, tendo em vista a natureza de nosso objeto de estudo, que envolve a compreensÃo da vivÃncia das pessoas. Como estratÃgia de construÃÃo do material empÃrico, efetuamos entrevistas de histÃria de vida com doze sujeitos que vivenciaram o fenÃmeno em anÃlise, selecionados a partir de duas Varas de FamÃlia do Tribunal de JustiÃa do Estado do Cearà e da Defensoria PÃblica de FamÃlia, situados na cidade de Fortaleza. Dessas pessoas, selecionamos um casal que mostrou, em seu relato, elementos elucidativos acerca do rompimento conjugal conflituoso. Para auxiliar na anÃlise dessa realidade, apropriamo-nos da HermenÃutica-FenomenolÃgica de Paul Ricoeur, bem como da literatura especializada na temÃtica do rompimento conjugal, realizando uma anÃlise em profundidade das narrativas apresentadas. Pudemos observar que o nascimento e os cuidados com um filho, afazeres domÃsticos, relaÃÃes de poder, interferÃncia de familiares no casamento e marcas de relaÃÃes anteriores sÃo alguns dos motivos de conflitos conjugais durante o casamento. A infidelidade conjugal, o ciÃme, a agressividade dos cÃnjuges e o relacionamento com os filhos de relaÃÃes anteriores foram apontados como os principais motivaÃÃes para o desenlace conjugal. Jà a divisÃo da convivÃncia com os filhos entre os pais se constituiu como a causa central dos conflitos pÃs-separaÃÃo. Observamos a vivÃncia de luto, com acentuado sofrimento, durante a dissoluÃÃo de uma uniÃo, que envolve um processo de transformaÃÃo da identidade dos sujeitos. Uma das principais dificuldades advindas desse rompimento à a diferenciaÃÃo entre os papÃis conjugais e parentais: deixar de ser esposo (a), sem deixar de ser pai/mÃe. Consideramos que esse estudo poderà contribuir para uma maior compreensÃo desse fenÃmeno, para enriquecer a prÃtica dos profissionais que trabalham com a temÃtica, bem como para embasar a proposiÃÃo de programas que busquem oferecer um suporte Ãs famÃlias que vivenciam um desenlace conjugal.

Chan, Kin Cheong. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2010. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 42-44). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstracts --- p.i / Acknowledgements --- p.iii / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 2 --- Literature Review --- p.4 / Chapter 2.1 --- lntra-Marriage Bargaining --- p.4 / Chapter 2.2 --- Evolutionary Analysis of Bargaining Models --- p.6 / Chapter 3 --- The Model --- p.8 / Chapter 3.1 --- Equilibrium --- p.9 / Chapter 4 --- Equlibrium Selection --- p.15 / Chapter 4.1 --- Convergence --- p.18 / Chapter 4.2 --- Mistake and Experimentation --- p.19 / Chapter 4.3 --- Nash Bargaining Solution --- p.26 / Chapter 5 --- Heterogeneous Popoluations --- p.30 / Chapter 6 --- Discussion --- p.33 / Appendix --- p.35 / Reference --- p.42

Research on stepfamily life in the 21st century reveals unexplored variables at every turn. This is important because around half of American adults report close step-relationships and the challenges and demographic and relational differences for different types of stepfamilies remains unexplored. The first of these studies explored data for 879 husbands and wives couples to explore how positivity, negativity, and sexual interest levels differ depending which of the couple, both partners, or neither had previous children. Wives reported higher levels of marital instability and positivity than husbands. Marital instability was linked with one’s own and one’s partners’ negativity, and inversely related to one’s own and one’s partners’ positivity and sexual interest. The marital instability of those with children was related with their partner’s negativity. The second study investigated how the marital stability of different stepfamily configurations is related to difficulties associated with the social and family dimension, the role of the spouse, the role of a parent, and the role of a stepparent. Wives’ scores of marital instability and difficulties being a parent and stepparent were higher than husbands’ across remarriage types. Stepmothers reported the highest levels of parenting and stepparenting strain, especially stepmothers without children of their own. This implies stepfamily challenges can impact family-related stress and marital instability, with the most profound effects found for stepmothers with no biological children of their own. We found that parents with children seem to be sensitive to negativity and sexual interest from their partners as a measure of relationship functioning. Stepmothers experienced higher levels of marital instability and difficulties associated with being a parent and a stepparent and this is especially true for stepmothers who did not have children of their own. These findings suggest couples may benefit from strategies that decrease negativity, increase positivity and sexual interest, and help manage the stresses associated with being a parent and stepparent, especially for stepmothers

Couples who divorce are likely to experience increased levels of psychological distress, decreased levels of happiness, and increased levels of depression. To reduce these negative effects, litigators use mediation to resolve disagreements including child custody disputes. The purpose of this quantitative study was to compare divorcing parents' depression and satisfaction with the process after the use of mediation or litigation. Wexler's theory of therapeutic jurisprudence provided the theoretical framework. Data was collected from 170 participants who were recruited using convenience sampling through Facebook. Participants voluntarily completed a survey which included a researcher developed questionnaire, the Acrimony Scale, the Nonacceptance of Marital Termination, and the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression. Results from MANOVA and ANOVA analyses showed that participants who used mediation reported significantly higher levels of fairness and control than parents who used litigation. Findings could be used to inform divorcing parents that mediation may provide them with higher levels of fairness and control. Divorcing couples could be offered mediation services that are more effective and will more likely meet their needs. Court systems could offer mediation as a mandatory first step. This may reduce the number of cases that litigate. Since mediation is generally free, parents would not be forced to pay money for the services and they may end feeling that they had more control within their dispute. If more families experience more fairness and control within their dispute, their overall psychological wellbeing may be improved, thereby positively impacting social change.

<p>This dissertation comprises of three essays in law and economics. The first chapter, a joint work with my advisor - Marjorie McElroy, examines the longly debated effect of the liberalized divorce laws in the United States on the divorce rates during 1956-1989. The first and the second chapter are a theoretical and an empirical paper on a cooperative game of bribery.</p> / Dissertation

<p>Noting the disparities between the stipulations of rabbinic law and the behavior of the Herodian royal family, scholars have traditionally described the family's commitment to Judaism as lackluster. In particular, many examples from the Herodians' marriage and divorce practices have been engaged to support this view. In contrast, I argue that the royal Jews' behavior in general and their marital practices in particular were largely in accord with one of the formulations of Jewish law in circulation in the first centuries B.C.E. and C.E. Indeed, the extant Second Temple writings indicate that Judaism in Roman Palestine was highly diverse. The rabbis, whose views became normative from late antiquity and on, may well have formed only one of the many competing schools of interpretation in Herodian times. Consequently, the family's failure to comply with rabbinic views does not preclude their identification as pious Jews committed to fulfilling the Law. In fact, one can make an argument for the Herodians' piety based on close readings of biblical texts, Josephus' descriptions of the royal family, and even certain readings of rabbinic texts. Other Jewish texts that pre- and postdate Herodian rule, as well as those from the late Second Temple era itself, further support this view. Indeed, situating the Herodians within their proper setting in Roman Palestine suggests that they were committed Jews who formed one subgroup of the many pious Jewish parties that comprised the diverse world of late Second Temple Judaism.</p> / Dissertation

Texte remanié de: Th. Ph. D.--Houston, Tex.--Rice university. / Notes bibliogr.

Dissertation--Universität Kiel, 2002. / Bibliogr. p. 388-408.