Postdivorce family : an introduction to the issues / Ross A. Thompson and Paul R. Amato -- Postdivorce family life for children : an overview of research and some implications for policy / Robert E. Emery -- Causes and consequences of divorce : reflections on recent research / Alan Booth -- Custody of children of divorcing families : weighing the alternatives / Eleanor E. Maccoby -- Improving the law relating to postdivorce arrangements for children / Katharine T. Bartlett -- Noncustodial fathers and their impact on the children of divorce / Michael E. Lamb -- Compliance with child support orders in paternity and divorce cases / Daniel R. Meyer -- Postdivorce society : how divorce is shaping the family and other forms of social organization / Paul R. Amato -- Values, policy, and research on divorce : seeking fairness for children / Ross A. Thompson, Jennifer M. Wyatt.