Divorced Fathers and Their Families Legal, Economic, and Emotional Dilemmas [Paperback]

 This book focuses on the experience of father's lives after a divorce, and how mental health professionals can help them create a healthy transition.?Through the use of case examples critical issues are highlighted and discussed with supportive empirical findings and clinical insights.? Traditionally, the marital legal sessions as well as the ultimate marriage settlement focus on the issues confronted by the ex-wife and mother and on the custody and visitation plan for the children.?? This is actually supported by law in some places.? This can remove the father from?important qualitative issues?such as what it is like to have children in two households, relationships with two sets of grandparents, where holidays will be spent, fair rotations of responsibility and how continuing parental discord can be resolved. The issues examined in this volume are relevant to a range of professionals who deal with divorcing couples from psychologists and family therapists to legal advisors and judges.This book focuses on the experience of fathers' lives after divorce, and offers advice for mental health professionals on helping them make a healthy transition. Discusses critical issues using empirical findings, clinical insights and case studies.Evolution of Thought about Custody Decisions: The Last 100 Years.- (Case 1) Dr. Blue Eyes: Dreams That Turned into Nightmares.- (Case 2) Mr. Bob Straight:? I Promised Myself I Would Be a Good Dad.- (Case 3) Dr. Jorge Perez:? Promises Made, Promises Kept, Until?Forever Was Too Long.- (Case 4) Mr. Reuben Guy:? The Nastiness Never Stopped.- Case 5) Dr. Ron Dedicated: Why Cant Judges be trained to Do No Harm and really be Just.- (Case 6) Mr. Bill Brogan: Feeling Trapped, Escaping and the Big Lie.- (Case 7) Mr. Terry Kelly: Saga of Betrayal and a Fathers Unwavering Devotion.- (Case 8) Mr. Gene Goodman: My Life Revolves Around My Kids Now.- (Case 9) Dr. Ari Regis: The Relentless Demands and Criticism Never Cease!.- (Case 10) Mr. Arturo Mlc­