The Utah Marriage Handbook - Stronger Marriage

The Utah
Handbook
Support for this handbook was provided by:
Utah Cooperative Extension System ~ Department of Family,
Consumer, and Human Development, Utah State University
~ Utah Healthy Marriage Initiatives ~ Utah Department of
Workforce Services
Project Manager – Brian Higginbotham, Utah Cooperative
Extension System
Editors – Scott Henderson, Connary Fagen, Ashlee Karren
Graphic Design – Mary Ferguson
Written and compiled by:
Francesca Adler-Baeder, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Children, Youth, and Families, Department of
Human Development and Family Studies, Auburn University;
Extension Specialist, Alabama Cooperative Extension System
Brian Higginbotham, Ph.D.
Family-Life Extension Specialist, Utah Cooperative Extension System;
Department of Family, Consumer, and Human Development,
Utah State University
David Schramm, M.S.
Amber Paulk, M.S.
Center for Children, Youth, and Families, Department of Human
Development and Family Studies, Auburn University
Acknowledgments:
This handbook is a reproduction of the Alabama Marriage
Handbook (HE-829) published by the Alabama Cooperative
Extension System. We acknowledge the work of the original
publication staff including Carol Whatley, Glenda Freeman,
Virginia Morgan, Joanna Corley, and Mary Ferguson and express
our appreciation for their permission to adapt this handbook for
Utah.
We gratefully acknowledge our colleagues in other states who are
working to build strong, healthy marriages in their communities
and who were willing to support our efforts and share information
and materials for this handbook. Most notably, portions of this
handbook are adapted from “Marriage Matters: A Guide for
Louisiana Couples” and “Raising Your Child Together: A Guide
for Unmarried Parents” produced by the Louisiana Department
of Social Services; “Intentional Harmony” by Angela Wiley,
University of Illinois Extension, www.worklife.uiuc.edu; “Saying
I Do: Consider the Possibilities” by James Marshall, Utah State
University, www.utahmarriage.org; and from “Smart Steps:
Embrace the Journey”, by Francesca Adler-Baeder, National
Stepfamily Resource Center, www.stepfamilies.info.
We also acknowledge the following individuals and
organizations for their assistance and support:
• Alabama Cooperative Extension System
• Center for Children, Youth, and Families, Auburn University
• Judy Kasten Bell, Utah Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• Mike Whitesides, Utah Cooperative Extension System