PREFACE<br >will be divorced and another<br >s toward divorce in 1973. These<br >have implications for millions of<br >adults and children as well as far-reaching financial implications.<br >These figures reflect almost four times the number of divorces which<br >took place only ten years ago. Nearly two out of three divorces<br >today involve children and o~e in every five remarriages ends in<br >divorce. In the United States 15，000，000 persons now have been<br >divorced.<br > American attitudes particularly related to sex and a waning family<br >life， more flexible divorce laws and the new independence of the<br >working wife are some of the ~many factors related to increased<br >divorce. The most divorce prone group are those individuals who<br >are now in their 20 s-the post-World War II babies.<br > Divorce rates are higher in the cities than in rural areas. The<br >smaller the family income and the lower the education the greater<br >the likelihood of divorce. Nonwhites get divorced more frequently<br >than whites.<br > The financial and emotional implications of divorce can be most<br >profound. For individuals who do not have the financial base of<br >some stability， the sudden economic cost of divorce can be almost<br >staggering. Full understanding of these factors and others can be<br >of great help to marital counselors in their work with clients at-<br >tempting to adjust to divorce.<br > We are in debt to the contributors for without them these ma-<br >terials could have never been developed. We wish to express our<br >deepest appreciation to each of them who tolerated our constant<br >letters， calls， negative and positive criticisms.<br > RICHARD E. HARDY<br > JOHN G. CULL<br > ix<br ><br >