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In this chapter we present a unified theory of family quality of life (FQOL) for families of children with intellectual and other disabilities. We begin with a review of the definitional and explanatory components of FQOL and the variables forwarded in the family quality of life (FQOL) literature. We depict FQOL as an interactive process in which individual family member demographics, characteristics, and beliefs interact with family-unit dynamics and characteristics within the context of individual and family-level supports, services, and practices. This interactive inner framework of the model is further impacted by federal, state, and local systems, policies, and programs. Using the basic building blocks of theory and empirical data from the family quality of literature, we illustrate how these unique components combine to produce an explanation of FQOL. We end with a working theoretical model of FQOL which serves as a guide for researchers to generate multiple testable theoretical statements. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]