Six stages of divorce

A researcher Paul Bohannan described the divorce process as an intense journey that includes six different experiences with various different phases. The six phases are (1) the emotional divorce, which focuses on deterioration of sharing thoughts and feelings; (2) the legal divorce, which focuses on the legal arena; (3) the economic divorce, which has to do with money and property; (4) the co-parental divorce, which deals with custody and visitation rights; (5) the community divorce, which involves a change is social groups, friendships, and community relationships, and (6) the psychological divorce, in which the individuals try to work towards being single again and gaining individual autonomy.