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Term Definition Intact Family - a family unbroken by divorce and/or separation.
Application in Divorce A family broken by divorce and/or children.

Most people who divorce eventually marry again, so a family broken by divorce is very often blended into a step family. The relationship within step families can be very difficult and tax the flexibility of its members to adjust to new situation and new people.