union of a man and woman done freely, founded on love and designed for companionship, procreation and proper upbringing of the children. It can only be lawfully dissolved by death. Divorce is usually perceived as the solution to difficult marital relationships irrespective of the repercussion on the couple, children, adolescents and society at large. Divorce is one of the most stressful life events a person can experience regardless of whether one sought the divorce or was unprepared for the divorce. When adolescents are involved the stressful event is even more complex. Makinde (2007b) describes adolescence as that period in every individual’s life which lies between the end of childhood and the beginning of adulthood. According to Gesell (1945) adolescence is that rebelliousness period of uncertainty; a period of absolute confusion and a period of storm and stress for the teenager.