Divorce and Separation Mini Plenary

What is a household?

• A group of related people living together

• A dwelling where one or more individuals live together

• A family unit where one or both parents have children from a previous relationship

• A group of people who are related by marriage or blood ties.

Which type of family is one of the fastest growing in Europe and the US?

• Reconstituted family

• Blended family

• Traditional nuclear family

• None of the above

What is the term used to describe couples who live apart but are in a stable relationship?

• Single-parent family

• Reconstituted family

• Blended family

• Living Apart Together (LAT)

What is the term used to describe a family consisting of a single parent and their children?

• Single-parent family

• Reconstituted family

• Blended family

• Traditional nuclear family

Couple households include those whose children have left home (often referred to as ‘empty nest’ syndrome)

• True

• False

____________________ result from the break-up of one family, due to death of a partner or divorce, and its reassembly as a new family through marriage.

• Single Person Family

• Reconstituted families

• Living Apart Together

• Empty Nest Family