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The Challenges of COVID‐19 for Divorcing and Post‐divorce Families
Author(s) -
Lebow Jay L.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
family process
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.011
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1545-5300
pISSN - 0014-7370
DOI - 10.1111/famp.12574
Subject(s) - covid-19 , context (archaeology) , psychology , sociology , criminology , social psychology , medicine , virology , history , disease , archaeology , pathology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
COVID‐19 and the accompanying procedures of shelter‐in‐place have had a powerful effect on all families but have additional special meanings in the context of families contemplating divorce, divorcing, or carrying out postdivorce arrangements. This paper explores those special meanings for these families. It also offers suggestions for couple and family therapists involved in helping these families during the time of COVID‐19.