The author mentions “stability” again and again. Stability means consistency over time. Divorce, almost by definition is destabilizing. It’s possible to have

The author mentions “stability” again and again. Stability means consistency over time. Divorce, almost by definition is destabilizing. It’s possible to have a divorce without a change in living and childcare arrangements for the kids. But that’s very rare, and frankly I can’t imagine he point. “Stability” is agnostic to family structure, or whether the structure is normative.