Psychosocial and Legal Perspectives of Marital Breakdown: With Special Emphasis on Spain

ISBN-13: 9783642138959 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 257 str.

Margit Gaffal

Opis

"Marital Breakdown in Spain" provides a comprehensive overview of the psychosocial and legal aspects of divorce in Spain, addressing the grounds for divorce and the impact it has on parents and children. The text applies theoretical approaches that consider both psychosocial conditions and Spanish legislation.

Spis treści

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.

O autorze

Dr. Mag. Margit Gaffal is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences at the University of Castilla-La Mancha in Toledo (Spain). She studied at the Paris-Lodron-University of Salzburg (Austria) and was lecturer at Cardiff University in Wales (United Kingdom), the Johannes Kepler University in Linz (Austria) and the University of Castilla-La Mancha. She specialized in the field of law, obtained her Diploma of Advanced Studies (DEA) in the field of European Contract Law and received her Doctorate in Family Law. Her publications include Language for Specific Purposes: European Economy and European Law (2003), Sozioökonomische Einführung in die Interkulturalität (2005) and several articles.

Blurb

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.