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Divorce Definition of Divorce

The main point in this article outlines the definition of divorce with overviews of statistics on how the rates of divorce have risen drastically from the 1960’s area. What types of people are affected from the divorce? How children cope with the separation of their parents. How the divorce may have a profound affect on the child depending on the stage of life they are in. The article also talks about financial issues people go through when filing for a divorce, and the outcome affect of a divorce after it is finalized through the court system. This resource can help in a way if you are trying to write an informative paper and would like to list statistics, and also the cause and affect of divorce on everyone around the divorcees. The publisher is the US Department of Health and Human Services, the authors of this article our professors, researchers, psychologist, and doctors from different universities and hospitals around the world. The authors do provide their experiences and credentials. The author provides links and references to where their research and material was found and done; the material appears to be credible. The audience for this article will be able to understand the material. This article has been updated since it was posted. The material is appropriate and useful in many ways for different types of people to use that come from different backgrounds. The website was last update February 14, 2012. U.S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES: (2012). Medline Plus 2010: Divorce. Retrieved February 23, 2012, from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/divorce.html

History of Divorce

The main points about this article are the history of Divorce the origination of the word divorce. The laws that are put into place to help the divorcees follow and also pursuit the annulment of their marriage. The article also states other resources for the divorcees that have children and have to deal with custodial issues. Article list the different types of divorces as well gives you a list of different lawyers you can get in contact with within you state that you live in. The article does not have a valid author. This article does provide foot notes and states references and also defines what divorce means even though it is not a government source. The attended audience is for the people filing for divorce or looking for information into filing for one to get different options. (2011). History of divorce overview. Divorce Laws Retrieved February 23, 2012. from http://divorce.laws.com/history-of-divorce

Statistics on Divorce Rates

The main points in this article outline the statistics of marriage, divorce rates, monthly reports of divorce in the United States. This article will be useful in providing current statistics on the rate of divorce and also show how it has a reached a high rate from the 1990’s to the current year of 2012. The source is credible it is from the CDC and National Center for Health Statistics. The article was intended for the generalized population it is just providing rates and statistics on the amount of divorce each year, and month since the 1990’s. The article has been revised, the last time being January 10, 2012. CDC/ NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS: (2012).National Vital Statistics System 2012: National Marriage and Divorce Rate Trends. Retrieved February 23, 2012, from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/marriage_divorce_tables.htm

Explain Divorce to a Child

The main points in this article: what is divorce, kids don’t cause divorce, and they cannot fix it. This article is providing a more generalized way of breaking the information down to children and having them understand what divorce is and that it is not their fault. Parents can use this website when they find themselves in such a predicament. The publisher of this article was kidshealth.org and the author was PhD Michelle New. The doctor has a background in the field and has received her PhD on how divorce has an affect on children. This article does not provide foot notes but provides references for counselors that can help children in the process of the parents divorce. The attended audience is little children the information is basic terms easy for them to understand and get a grasp on. This material is helpful in providing resources for little children and helping the parent explain to the child what is going on. That article was last reviewed January 2011.New, Michelle. (2011). Kids Health.. A Kid’s Guide to Divorce Retrieved February 23, 2012. from http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/home_family/divorce.html#