TY - BOOK AU - Gaffal,Margit ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Psychosocial and Legal Perspectives of Marital Breakdown: With Special Emphasis on Spain SN - 9783642138966 AV - K7000-7720.22 U1 - 340.9 23 PY - 2010/// CY - Berlin, Heidelberg PB - Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Imprint: Springer KW - Law KW - Civil law KW - Psychological aspects KW - Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law KW - European Law KW - Law and Psychology KW - Sociology, general KW - Civil Law N1 - Grounds for Divorce -- Factors Influencing Ex-spouses’ Adjustment to Divorce -- Post-divorce Adjustment of Children and Adolescents -- Characteristics and Problems of Custody Arrangements -- Divorce Mediation N2 - The book provides a comprehensive overview of the psychosocial and legal aspects of divorce with special reference to the situation in Spain, addressing the grounds for divorce and its impact on parents and children. Theoretical approaches are applied that take into account the psychosocial conditions and the Spanish legislation. Subsequenty, an empirical analysis of preferred custody arrangements reveals some of the current problems that are associated with a joint custody regime. Lastly, the suitability of divorce mediation is examined within the framework of the Spanish legislation UR - http://148.231.10.114:2048/login?url=http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-642-13896-6 ER -