Divorced and separated parents during the COVID‐19 pandemic
Divorced and separated parents during the COVID‐19 pandemic
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COVID-19 大流行期间离婚和分居的父母
作者：
A. Goldberg;K. Allen;JuliAnna Z. Smith
摘要COVID-19大流行给个人、夫妻和家庭带来了巨大的压力。有孩子的离婚和分居夫妇在大流行期间面临独特的压力。这项混合方法研究探讨了296名离婚和分居父母的这些挑战：即204名女性以前与男性合作，34名男性以前与女性合作，58名女性以前与女性合作，他们在2020年夏季/秋季接受了调查。与会者描述了法律的、财务和共同抚养方面的挑战。那些尚未离婚的人说，由于法院关闭和法律的专业人员缺乏反应，他们很难申请离婚或最后离婚。那些已经离婚的人也面临着法律的挑战，例如无法获得开庭日期来修改监护安排。财政挑战包括在失业的情况下重新谈判财政支助义务。通过封闭式和开放式问题探讨的显着共同抚养冲突包括沟通问题，对病毒风险缓解行为的不同看法，财务问题（特别是对于尚未离婚的人），以及家庭之间的过渡和处理远程教育（特别是对于那些共享物理监护权的人）。与会者详细阐述了COVID-19特有的挑战，揭示了（a）缺乏沟通或就共同的风险缓解战略达成一致，反映并加剧了父母之间的挑战性动态，（B）当父母一方认为他们在协调和监督方面所做的超出了公平份额时，远程教育往往是分歧的场所，以及（c）对科学的不同观点预计将导致未来在共同决定是否为儿童接种疫苗时发生争论。调查结果有家庭和法律的专业人士与离婚，离婚，分居的父母。
Abstract The COVID‐19 pandemic has caused significant stress for individuals, couples, and families. Divorced and separated couples with children face unique stresses amid the pandemic. This mixed‐methods study explored these challenges among 296 divorced and separated parents: namely 204 women formerly partnered with men, 34 men formerly partnered with women, and 58 women formerly partnered with women, who were surveyed during Summer/Fall of 2020. Participants described legal, financial, and coparenting challenges. Those who were not yet divorced described difficulties filing for or finalizing their divorce because of court closures and lack of responsiveness from legal professionals. Those who were already divorced also faced legal challenges, such as being unable to obtain a court date to modify custody arrangements. Financial challenges included renegotiating financial support obligations in the context of job loss. Salient coparenting conflicts, explored through closed‐ and open‐ended questions, included communication issues, different views on virus risk mitigation behaviors, financial issues (especially for those not yet divorced), and transitioning between households and handling remote schooling (especially for those with shared physical custody). Participants elaborated on COVID‐19‐specific challenges, revealing that (a) lack of communication or agreement regarding shared strategies for risk mitigation reflected and exacerbated challenging dynamics between coparents, (b) remote schooling was often the site of disagreement when one parent felt that they were doing more than their fair share of coordination and oversight, and (c) different perspectives on science were expected to lead to future contention when making a joint decision about whether to vaccinate children. Findings have implications for family and legal professionals working with divorced, divorcing, and separated parents.