TABLE 2.

Sources of conflict for divorced and separated parents (N = 296)

	Type of Issue	Source of tension (296) N, %
	Legal and Financial
1.	Financial issues	112 (37.8%)
2.	Moving ahead with the divorce (e.g., completing paperwork)	62 (20.9%)
	COVID‐Specific Coparenting
1.	Adherence to safety guidelines/ precautions	122 (41.2%)
2.	Handling remote schooling	94 (31.8%)
3.	Views on science (e.g., whether to get a vaccine)	49 (16.6%)
	General Coparenting
1.	Regular communication about children	128 (43.2%)
2.	Decisions about and interacting w/school	114 (38.5%)
3.	Establishing and maintaining a routine	108 (36.5%)
4.	Decisions about mental health/health care for children	88 (29.7%)
5.	Helping children transition from house to house	76 (25.7%)
6.	Child reluctant to go to one parent's house/prefers one environment	72 (24.3%)
7.	Handling child exchanges	71 (23.9%)
8.	Childcare	64 (21.6%)
9.	Handling discipline	60 (20.3%)
10.	Handling holidays	40 (13.5%)
	Interpersonal Differences
1.	Jealousy/tension over new relationships	39 (13.2%)
2.	Friends and family “taking sides”	27 (9.1%)
3.	Political differences	24 (8.1%)
4	Substance use	24 (8.1%)
5.	Violence	14 (4.7%)
6.	Infidelity, cheating, and sexual issues	12 (4.1%)