Most divorce researchers conceptualize the divorce process as a series of developmental stages through which the divorcing families proceed (Ahrons & Rodgers, 1987; Bohannan, 1970; Federico, 1979; Kaslow, 1984; Kaslow & Schwartz, 1987; Kessler, 1975; Weiss, 1975). While the stages are generally considered linear, they are not invariant. That is, a couple can skip a stage and go through it at a later point…
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