This guidebook is designed to be a resource to individuals who have been thinking about divorce (or whose spouse has been thinking about divorce). Divorce is a very personal matter affecting people in many different ways. Of course, it also affects many other people’s lives, especially children. So, you and your children—if you have them—deserve nothing less than careful consideration of whether divorce is the best solution to the challenges you’ve been facing in your marriage. This guidebook is designed to give you research-based information to help you make your decision.