Which of the following is NOT part of Wald's 1981 definition of a remarried family?

• A. a two-parent, two-generation unit
• B. ongoing psychological, social and legal ties to children
• C. children who must live with the remarried couple
• D. the legal remarriage of a widowed or divorced person

Answer: (C)

Wald’s 1981 view of a remarried family centers on structure and ongoing connections rather than where every child lives. He describes a remarried family as a two-parent, two-generation unit that maintains ongoing psychological, social, and legal ties to children from previous relationships. The event that creates this family is the legal remarriage of a widowed or divorced person, which establishes those ties and the new family structure. The idea that all children must live with the remarried couple is not part of his definition; children can have other living arrangements while still being part of the remarried family through those ongoing ties.