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- Title
Evaluation of Topics in Utah's ONE‐HOUR Divorce Education Program.
- Authors
Kopystynska, Olena; Turner, Joshua J.; Schramm, David G.; Higginbotham, Brian
- Abstract
Divorce education programs are mandatory in most states. Despite the ongoing debate in the field regarding the appropriate duration of these programs, the goal of the current study was to identify the following five content areas in divorce education that may be most relevant for predicting favorable outcomes: (1) impact of divorce on children, (2) impact of divorce on family relationships, (3) financial responsibilities of divorcing parents for children, (4) benefits of positive coparenting, and (5) impact of domestic violence on children and family relationships. Using divorcing parents' self‐reported data (N = 3,275) from a one‐hour online divorce education program in Utah, we examined participants' post‐divorce intentions to treat each other respectfully, especially in front of the child(ren), and engage in positive coparental practices. The results showed that the program was effective in obtaining these objectives. We discuss these findings in depth and offer suggestions for future programs. Key Points for the Family Court Community: As more states offer shorter, online divorce education programs, it is important that the most relevant and useful topics are adequately covered.We evaluated the anticipated benefits of Utah's one‐hour, online, divorce education course content.Considering disagreements in the field regarding the appropriate length of divorce education programs, we provided an examination of child‐centered content knowledge that has shown to be most relevant to the program's objectives and desired outcomes.Despite the program's brevity, most individuals reported relatively high levels of knowledge related to the program topics following completion.
- Subjects
UTAH; DIVORCE; FAMILY relations; DIVORCED parents; CHILDREN of divorced parents; JOINT custody of children; PART-time parenting; DOMESTIC violence
- Publication
Family Court Review, 2020, Vol 58, Issue 3, p804
- ISSN
1531-2445
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/fcre.12469