The following questions are related to ‘Divorce’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
This list is sorted chronologically, from newest back to earliest.
Q: Your expert opinion is requested on this subject: why would a woman falsely accuse someone of rape? A discussion on this subject came up during a conversation at a Thanksgiving get-together. My response was that a woman may want to get revenge or to get attention. Since I am not an expert and would [...]
Q: I divorced 2 years ago. I moved out from our country home with my daughter, who is a high functioning autistic person (APDD). She is 24 and has been working at retail for 6 years now. I didn’t manage to get much money from my husband because I was scared, and I am sure [...]
Q: My daughter is 8 years old. By court order, neither she nor her brothers have been allowed any contact with their father for 5 months. I believe their father has some type of antisocial behavioral disorder, but I am not an expert. My daughter has been in counseling due to threatening to kill herself [...]
Q: I understand that teenagers in divorced families want an opportunity to live with the other parent as they get older, I really do. But what do I do when my ex is an unmedicated manic depressive? This kid and I have been taken through the ringer over the years. Most recently was when his [...]
Q: Hello and thank you for your assistance. I am divorced with 3 beautiful children, and my girlfriend is also divorced with 2 beautiful children. We have been seeing each other for over 10 months. I have know her for over 20 years and we have had several relationships in the past, however we were [...]
Q: My partner and I met a few years ago when he was separated. He was working abroad and I was living in my home country. We both have had families in the past. I have a teenage daughter, but her father died in a car accident when I was pregnant. My partner has two [...]
Q: My situation is extremely complicated. A year and a half ago I found out that my husband had been sexually abusing my daughter for many years. He was also a victim of sexual abuse, and he believes that is what led him to abuse her and hide it. We were all devastated by the [...]
