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The purpose of this curriculum is: 1. To acknowledge and understand that raising children from foster care presents unique challenges and opportunities for a couple’s relationship; 2. To help couples strengthen their friendship by honoring each other’s history, feelings and uniqueness as a person; 3. To help couples manage the inevitable decisions and conflicts that arise in marriage and raising children; and 4. To help couples strengthen family bonds and loyalty. This Couples Notebook contains objectives, activities, case studies, tools, graphics and some brief notes. (Author abstract)