Preserving Family Ties was not written to give you a formula for action. Rather, this is a guidebook for understanding. It was written to give a clearer understanding of the complexity in child custody when parents separate.
This book examines the fundamental research in understanding child outcomes when parents separate. It provides the reader the historical context for the changes they experience, and what they may fear. It was written to offer parents and practitioners that context in which the new reality of families in transition unfolds.

Preserving Family Ties is a useful text for students in law and the social sciences to recognize the obstacles and options in the child custody and divorce process. It offers case managers and social workers approaches for practical interventions.

There is no magic wand to solve problems that parents may encounter, real or imaginary. However, our imagination can play havoc with this journey of family transition. The future we prefer for our children, for each parent, for grandparents and other extended family members, can be far better than imagined.