In the Stepfamily Development Model created by Patricia Papernow, the                         stage is when the stepparent becomes a significant adult family figure and the couple assumes more control.

Non-custodial parents are most often fathers and may also be referred to as the                           parent.

Divorce                        is a non-adversarial means of dispute resolution by which a couple, with professional assistance, negotiates the settlement of their custody, support, property, and visitation issues.

The                            perspective assumes that the quality of parenting is important in children’s adjustment to divorce.

Most states consider stepparents and stepchildren to be…

Please match the following characteristics with their correct marital classification as determined by researchers Ted Huston and Heidi Melz (2004).

In a(n)                    triad, the child’s interaction is connected with the stepparent through the child’s biological parent.

Which of the following is not one of the needed changes in policy that we covered in relation to work and family?

The intimate terrorism cycle of violence consists of three consecutive phases. Please choose the correct order of the phases in this cycle.

Kin                      is the redefinition of a distant relative to a close relative, whereas kin                      is the reclassifying of a family relationship.