Based on years of research and more than three hundred case studies, this book answers these critical questions and poses a theory of its own: The lasting effects of divorce have little to do with the divorce alone: they result from every family's unique style of coping with problems before, during, and after the divorce. This compelling book tells how to identify your family style and reveals what you can do to change it. It is invaluable for the millions of adults still struggling with a shattered past and, indeed, for anyone whose life has been touched by divorce.