Abstract

This study investigated whether participation in an educational program for divorcing parents is associated with a lower incidence of relitigating divorce‐related decisions over time. A systematic review of court records indicated that couples who attended this program (n = 159) in central Illinois were just as likely as those in the control group (n = 43) to relitigate over a 6‐year period. Furthermore, county‐wide rates of relitigation increased from 2 years before to 3 years after the program's introduction. However, reports obtained from participating families suggest that the program may serve an important function for families in which there is a high risk of triangulating children into postdivorce conflict.

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