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The Divorced Father: Impact Of Losing His Family, Meredith Ohran

Brigham Young University Prelaw Review

In the United States approximately one in two marriages ends in divorce. Sixty percent of those divorces involve dependent children, and the majority of those children are awarded to the custody of their mothers, leaving their fathers as the non-custodial parent. The loss of family has an impact on the psyche of the father: he may withdraw from his family or tum to alcohol, and his self-esteem may suffer. The impact of divorce on fathers is severe.