xvii, 232 p. ; 21 cm.

1. Approaches to family transition -- 2. Divorce in context -- Social history -- Divorce trends in western countries -- The Australian experience -- Social change -- 3. Ways of thinking about divorce -- Defining divorce -- Separation as a pivot -- Divorce as life transition or crisis event? -- Ident...

Children's perception of the post-divorce family -- The family sculpture technique -- Parents and step-parents -- Biological kin -- Extended fin -- Family types -- Family synthesis -- 5. Money, family and children's wellbeing -- Economic impact of divorce - Family changes and household economy -- Ec...

Support from the new partner and parent wellbeing -- Support and child wellbeing -- Children's perspectives of resident stepfather -- Relationship with stepfather: involvement and liking -- Age, gender and family type -- Involvement, liking and children's wellbeing -- Relationship of stepfather and...

Co-parental relationship and current wellbeing -- Discussion -- Nature of the continuing relationship -- Resident mothers and non-resident facthers -- Attachment -- 8. Children's wellbeing and family relationships -- Dual approaches to charting relationships -- Issues and predictions -- Measures --...