Jessica and Jake, a married couple, go out to social gatherings together, attend their children's school events, and act like everything is normal while they are out of their home. However, they are having trouble in their relationship and their marriage is not going very well. Which of the following stages of separation are Jessica and Jake currently in?

Which of the following is true of the early separation stage?

Cathy and John have been undergoing pressures in their marriage and have decided that the relationship isn't working out between them. Cathy is now in a dilemma as to how she is going to break the news to her mother and what she should tell her. John is more worried about who is going to continue paying for their son's tuition fees at college. Cathy and John are in the ________ phase in the process of separation.

During the ________ phase of separation, the pressures of maintaining two separate households and meeting the daily emotional and physical needs of the children mount, and stress intensifies.

During the __________ phase of separation, the partners must learn how to survive as singles again.

Harry and Jessica move back in together after separating for a brief period. Harry's father tells him that he is experiencing a midseparation and that he doubts that it would last. Which of the following is an accurate statement that will strengthen the father's argument?

Which of the following occurs in the middle stage of emotional divorce?

According to Bohannon, the ________ divorce is the formal dissolution of a marriage.

Monetary payment made by one ex-spouse to the other after a divorce is known as ________.

Mark's wife gained custody of their son and he is required to pay $2,000 a month toward his son's upkeep to his ex-wife. This payment is known as________.

Lydia and Gregory are in the process of a divorce and are currently fighting over who should complete the payment of the education loan that they took for their daughter's university tuition. According to Bohannon, which of the following stages of divorce are Lydia and Gregory going through?

Jacob tells his boss that he and his wife are no longer together. His friends have also talked him into going out with one his colleagues. This is an example of a(n) ________ divorce.

Kristin, having separated from her husband and who is now living on her own, still feels sorry that her marriage didn't work out. Even though her ex-husband is seeing another woman, Kristin is finding it difficult to move on. According to Bohannon, which of the following stages of divorce is Kirstin going through?

A ________ is when neither partner has to establish the guilt or wrongdoing of the other.

Ron debates that women are more likely to initiate divorce in most marriages. However, his wife Clarice believes that men are the ones who initiate divorce. Which of the following is an accurate statement that strengthens Ron's argument?

The likelihood of divorce is ________ if partners belong to different faiths.

Which of the following is true of split custody?

Joint custody differs from split custody in that in a joint custody ________.

The ________ stage involves developing a relationship between a partner and the children of the new spouse.

Stepfamilies differ from nuclear families in that stepfamilies typically ________.