ABSTRACT
Couple and family therapists have applicable skills that can aid these family transitions. For example, Miller and Rose (2009) and Morris and Halford (2014) suggest that evidence-based practices therapists are trained in (such as motivational interviewing and coparenting education) are likely to enhance outcomes for families in transitions such as divorce. Emery,
Rowen, and Dinescu (2014) note that the coparenting relationship never ends, but must be renegotiated in a divorce. Couple and family therapists can aid in this transition, with skills that can help families limit or reduce exposure to the adversarial legal system.
