Sosiale merkers van hoëkonflik egskeidings waarby kinders betrokke is

Abstract

It is common for couples to experience negative outcomes and feelings during the divorce process. However, when there are children involved, it becomes essential to identify the divorce processes which could develop into high-conflict divorces. This study attempted to identify social markers which could contribute to the development of high-conflict divorces, in order to allow social workers to serve the court with appropriate and justifiable advice to address and treat the high levels of conflict in advance. This was done through conducting semi-structured interviews with social workers working with clients involved in divorces where there are high levels of conflict. The semi-structured interviews were based on the literature's hypothesis of possible contributions to high-conflict divorces. The gathered information was analysed on the basis of existing literature, resulting in findings which could assist forensic social workers to better predict the possibility of prolonged, chronic conflict and in turn provide the court with advice regarding the children and the risks associated with their care.