摘要：There has been a significant increase in the number of divorced families during the past 10 years in Korea,Divorce imposes a great impact on their children as well as divorcees. As many as 1.41 million children under 20 years- old have experienced their parents' divorce in past 10 years. Children are faced with much dfcuty in adjustment afer the parental divorce. Issues of the research and policy on the divorced family are discussed in this study. For future studies,a longitudinal research model, father custody and grandparent custody families,custody parents' s gender,a theoretical model for Korean divorced families should be considered. New legislations have been recently enacted to enbance children's well-being,but further eforts such as the involvement of child development specialits in the divorce process should be fllowed in the pursuit of the best interest of the children.
关键词：divorce;children of divorced families;facts on divorce;research on divorce;divorce policy
