IntroductionIn our nation, divorce is an important part of life. Divorce is the legal dissolution of marriage or the termination of an existing relationship or union. Divorce starts with two adults but always ends up impacting the children the most. Sons and daughters of divorce often feel confused and abandoned, lose their family structure, and experience an identity crisis. Many parents never bother to think about how divorce will affect their children. Children are affected by divorce in different ways. In most cases the impact is negative. Children feel they have to choose a side to get love from a parent. They are taught to lie and keep secrets from one parent to protect another parent. In a divorce, the parent who wants to fight for the marriage feels rejected by the parent who wants the divorce. The same rejection is felt by children when their parents separate and then announce the divorce. Some children go through an identity crisis wondering who they are and what will become of them because they don't have the influence of both parents in the home. The loss of family structure and personal guilt over parents' separation can affect a child's future, how he sees himself, how he sees the opposite sex, and the type of person he chooses as a husband or wife. DivorceDivorce is not something easy to deal with. We understand that adults have the right to be happy and make their own choices. The question is: at what cost? If the world were made up only of adults, it is doubtful that divorce and remarriage rates would attract much attention. However, it draws attention, but is not enough, to how it affects ch...... middle of paper ......ndWeb.2013Astone, Nan M., and Sara S. McLanaham. Family Structure, Parenting Practices, and High Schools Web.1991 Child Custody: An Overview law.cornell.edu "Broken Marriage: What Children Go Through." Africa News Service 8 July 2013. Opposing views in context. Web.21.Feb.2014“Why divorce is bad”. Family in society: essential primary sources. Ed.K.Lee, Brenda Wilmoth Lerner and Adrienne Wilmoth Lerner. Detroit: Gale, 2006. 49-52. Opposing Viewpoints in Context.Web.February 21, 2014Bryant, Michelle. "Divorce hurts children." Divorce. Ed. Mike Wilson. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2009. Opposing Views. Rpt. from "The Divorce Dilemma: Sociologist Finds Even Amicable Divorces Can Have Negative Effects on Children." The University of Texas at Austin: History in Focus. 2006. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Network. March 14. 2014.