What unique challenges face LGBTQ individuals in relationships or who are separating or divorcing, especially now that same-sex couples may marry? What issues might complicate the ending of relationships when children, multiple partners, or multiple parents are present? How do gender, gender transition, ethnicity, immigration status, economic status, geography, and other characteristics shape the experiences of divorcing or separating LGBTQ people? Finally, how can therapists and lawyers most effectively assist LGBTQ people whose relationships and families are dissolving?LGBTQ Divorce and Relationship Dissolution: Psychological and Legal Perspectives and Implications for Practice brings together social science and legal perspectives to examine the timely topic of relationship dissolution and divorce among sexual and gender minorities. The first edited book to tackle this topic in an informed, comprehensive, and interdisciplinary matter, this volume gathers and expands current knowledge on topics such as LGBTQ people's relationship and dissolution patterns; the divorce and child custody rules and processes that now apply to many LGBTQ families; and the surrounding political and cultural environment in the United States. It will also address practical issues such as mediation with same-sex couples who are separating or divorcing, financial planning, and family therapy for sexual minority parents and their children in the context of divorce/dissolution. With chapters contributed by leading scholars and practitioners from law, political science, psychology, sociology, and other disciplines, LGBTQ Divorce and Relationship Dissolution will be an invaluable resource for academics, practitioners, policymakers, and LGBTQ people. It will also be of interest to students in psychology, counseling, law, and LGBTQ and gender studies.

IntroductionAbbie E. Goldberg and Adam RomeroChapter One: Implications of Obergefell for Same-Sex Marriage, Divorce, and Parental RightsNancy J. KnauerPART I - Same-Sex Couples and Relationship Well-Being, Dissolution, and DivorceIntroduction to Part IAbbie E. Goldberg and Adam RomeroChapter 2: Demographic Approaches to Same-Sex Relationship Dissolution and Divorce: Research Findings, Data Challenges, and Implications for Further ResearchWendy D. Manning and Kara JoynerChapter 3: What Makes Same-Sex Relationships Endure?Sharon S. Rostosky and Ellen D.B. RiggleChapter 4: Stress in the Lives of Same-Sex Couples: Implications for Relationship Dissolution and DivorceDavid M. Frost and Allen J. LeBlancChapter 5: Same-Sex Binational Families: Risk Factors for Relationship Dissatisfaction, Conflict, and DivorceDaniela F. Dom?nguez, Jacqueline Coppock, and Marcela PolancoChapter 6: What We Know (And Don't Know) About the Bereavement Experience of Same-Sex SpousesRachel Donnelly, Corinne Reczek, and Debra UmbersonChapter 7: Consensual Dispute Resolution with Same-Sex CouplesDiane M. Goodman and Mariette GeldenhuysPART II: Same-Sex Couples with Children: Navigating Relationship Dissolution and Divorce as a FamilyIntroduction to Part IIAbbie E. Goldberg and Adam RomeroChapter 8: Same-Sex Relationship Dissolution and Divorce: How will Children be Affected?Rachel H. Farr and Abbie E. GoldbergChapter 9: Social Science Research on Heterosexual Relationship Dissolution and Divorce Where One Parent Comes Out as LBGFiona Tasker and Katy RenstenChapter 10: Child Custody in the Context of LGBTQ Relationship Dissolution and DivorceKim H. PearsonChapter 11: Family, Loss, and Change: Navigating Family Breakup Before the Advent of Legal Marriage and DivorceKatherine R. AllenChapter 12: A Lesbian Parent's Perspective on LGBTQ Families of Choice: Sharing Custody When There is No Legal Requirement to Do SoJoyce KauffmanChapter 13: Tying Tight or Splitting Up: An Adult's Perspective of His Parents' Same-Sex Relationship DissolutionAaron SachsChapter 14: From Conflict to Co-parenting: Considerations in Clinical Practice with Separating and Divorcing Same-Sex Parent CouplesMark Gianino and Elisabeth SacktonPART III: Transgender and Gender Variant Individuals: Relationship Dissolution and DivorceIntroduction to Part IIIAbbie E. Goldberg and Adam RomeroChapter 15: Trans Partnership and Marriage: Risk Factors for Conflict, Dissolution, and DivorceCarla A. Pfeffer and Natalie N. CastanedaChapter 16: Legal Issues in Divorce for Transgender IndividualsShannon P. MinterChapter 17: Transition Through a Shattered Crystal Snowglobe: Reflections on Transitioning and DivorceDenise Brogan KatorChapter 18: A Daughter of a Transgender Parent's Perspective on Relationship DissolutionAmanda Veldorale-GriffinPART IV: Perspectives on Gender, Heteronormativity, Monogamy, and MarriageIntroduction to Part IVAbbie E. Goldberg and Adam RomeroChapter 19: The Role of Gender and Gender Dynamics in Same-Sex Divorce and DissolutionSuzanne A. Kim and Edward SteinChapter 20: Emerging Legal Issues in Same-Sex Divorces: A Lawyer's View of the Unanticipated Effects of Heteronormative Marital LawFrederick HertzChapter 21: Exploring the Polysemy of Voice and Silence: (Not) Talking about Divorce after the US Legalization of Same-Sex MarriageGust A. Yep, Rebecca N. Gigi, and Briana E. AvilaChapter 22: Dissolution of Polyamorous Relationships: Multiple Parent Families, and Other Complex ArrangementsJodi Argentino and Celeste FioreCONCLUSION: Conversations with Long-Term Couples Who Have Faced Challenges and Navigated Through ThemNanette K. Gartrell and Esther D. Rothblum