After nearly three decades of research involving 1400 families, Hetherington's landmark study puts forth a more nuanced picture of marital breakup – not as a momentary event but as a life process that has a continuing influence throughout the stages of divorce, single parenthood, remarriage, and stepfamily life; and in diverse interpersonal contexts: with partners, children, stepchildren, and eventually in the adult relationships of the children themselves, For Better or For Worse offers readers an important first step in recognizing the obstacles they are likely to encounter and the choices they must make.