IntroductionIn America, approximately one in two marriages will end in divorce. About 60% of divorcing couples have children. (Cherlin, 2012). Half of marriages in America end in divorce, and more than half of these couples have children, which means that every other divorce filed in America involves a child. Between 850,000 and 950,000 divorces occur each year. (National Center for Health Statistics, CDC., 2014). Since approximately 60% of divorcing couples have at least one child, at least 510,000 children are affected each year. Estimates have been made to suggest that in the near future, 70% of divorces could involve children under the age of eighteen. (Block, Block, & Gjerde, 1986). Due to the large number of children in America who have broken homes, it is important to understand the effects of divorce on children's daily lives so that they can be provided for appropriately and beneficially. Changes in the Family There are many different consequences that the effect of divorce can have on a child. While divorce isn't always a good thing, sometimes there are scenarios where a family is better off this way. According to research, the bond maintained between parent and child is the main change that affects the child's outcome in a divorce. Parent-child relationships have been found to be more influential than parents' marital status. The negative effects were null if the relationships remained intact after the divorce. However, sometimes the ability to keep these relationships closely together is not as simple as it was before the divorce. Keeping a relationship intact is especially difficult for the noncustodial parent. (He...... half of the paper......du/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2012/02/Cherlin_JMFmarriagepaper.pdfHarvey, J.H., & Fine, M.A. (2004). Children of Divorce stories of loss and growth. Jeynes, W. (2002) Divorce, family structure, and children's academic success New York: Haworth Press, K., & Robinson, M. Children and divorce.CQ Researcher, 1, 349-368. .Stuart, I.R., & Abt, L.E., (1972). Children of Separation and Divorce New York: GrossmanFrank Trovato, (1987). Robert H. Aseltine, Jr. (1996). 14:345.