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). ... Divorced parents are more likely to engage in ineffective parenting practices than are parents who are married (Marriage and The Family, 1021). ... The child may begin to be disruptive and cause problems like fighting, vandalism, and other difficult behaviors that may just be used to get attention from a non-responsive parent. ... In my own experience as a child of divorce, I was able to de...

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• Grade Level: High School

Since he is not a US citizen, I am unable to get child support and he has refused to have any contact with me or our daughters. ... Eventually she did get sober for a time, but shortly after this I left home at 15. ...

• Word Count: 2758
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• Grade Level: High School