This review addresses major questions about divorce, around which
much contemporary
research is oriented. These involve questions of the consequences of divorce
for the
adjustment of children and the vulnerability and resiliency of children
in coping with divorce,
whether children are better off in a conflictual intact family situation
or a divorced family,
and how mothers, fathers, and clinical or educational interventions can
moderate the effects
of divorce. Although research in the past decade has yielded considerable
information about
these questions, issues that need further investigation are also presented.