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The Effect Of Divorce On The Family: Implications For Counselling
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SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
In
view of the problems caused by parental separation and total divorce in
the Nigerian society, this study will be of great help to couples,
teachers, adolescents, guidance counsellors and the general society at
large.
By knowing and identifying the causes and effects of divorce
with their different implications, the study will highlight the
importance of mutual understanding among couples for the sake and
welfare of the children and the family. It will also enable parents to
know the right path in which to train and develop their children. It
will help parents know that the social vices associated with their
separation sadden and weakens the society in general.
The study will
help children to live a normal life under the right atmosphere; it will
also enable children to seek the help of a guidance counsellor who would
help in identifying their problems and finding a lasting solution to
them. It has been shown (Asher and White 1978) that children from
disrupted families tend to have lowered socio-economic and educational
attainments and higher rates of instability in their marriages.
Like
Oguntoye (1987) noted, children may undergo a great level of personal
pains when their parents’ marriage end, they feel hurt, confused, angry,
violent, abandoned, insecure, inferior and other social problems in
relation to their mates in the society. This study will help teachers
know how to help children from divorced homes and understand what they
are going through. To show them love and care, listen to their problems
and be able help them academically to achieve their goal in life. From
this study, couples would learn to live a respectable, peaceful and
exemplary married life.
SCOPE OF THE STUDY
This study is limited
to Nigeria alone due to the alarming rate at which we are experiencing
divorce in our society presently. It is experienced in all areas of our
society including the Western culture, but due to time, facts and space,
this study will focus on the Nigerian experiences only.
Under the
Matrimonial Causes Act, the only ground upon which the court can grant a
decree of dissolution of marriage is where the marriage has broken down
irretrievably. The facts upon which the court will hold these are as
follows:
*the respondent has willfully and persistently refused to consummate the marriage;
*that
since the marriage, the respondent has committed adultery thus the
respondent finds it Intolerable to live with the respondent;
*the respondent has behaved in such a way that the petitioner cannot reasonably be expected to live with him;
*desertion of at least one year;
*that
the parties have lived apart for a continuous period of at least
two years immediately preceding the presentation of the petition and the
respondent does not object to a decree being granted;
*that the parties to the marriage have lived apart for a period of at least three years immediately preceding the presentation.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ] The institution of marriage commands high social recognition and, importance in our society. Marriage is a social institution that is designed among other things by God to be enjoyed by humans and not to be endured. Since it involves two adults that comes together to live as one, conflicts will arise which will shake the union to its very foundation. Causes of the conflicts are numerous; some of them could be avoided with pre marital counselling, marriage counselling proper and post marital co ... Continue reading---
