"Marriage breakdown" refers to a situation where a marriage is no longer working well and the feelings of love and connection between the partners have faded away or disappeared. Full definition
If you've experienced the trauma of marriage breakdown you might relate with this. (pillowspot.com)
But I'm also reminded that many men struggle to engage effectively as parents and many marriages breakdown in the early stages of parenthood. (fatherhoodinstitute.org)
But a more fundamental reform also is needed: The establishment of equal shared parenting as the default in custody after marriage breakdown. (barbarakay.ca)