How does the separation of parents affect the child's attachment? This book explains the fundamentals of attachment theory, family, and divorce research, and uses them to address this central question. An analysis of the current state of research yields interesting results. In particular, changes in parental caregiving behavior lead to changes in the child's attachment organization. Moreover, the separation usually has a destabilizing effect on the attachment working model. This is dependent on the individual case, including the child's age or developmental stage, socioeconomic conditions, the nature of conflicts, and the psychological well-being of the mother or father.