This chapter is centered on reviewing the contemporary issues related to family therapy. This information will be derived from the recent and classic scholarly literature. Topics explored within this chapter include racism and intersectionality, family cohesion and flexibility, blended and stepfamilies, multiracial families, contemporary parenting practice and issues, obesity, various issues regarding the internet, child abuse and neglect, grandparents raising grandchildren, and parental grief after the death of a child. Throughout the chapter, readers are provided with contemporary examples, key information, and in-depth conceptualizations that accentuate the powerful effect the contemporary issue has on families.