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Dispute Resolution in the Family Court
This report suggests changes to conciliation processes in the New Zealand Family Court ...
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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New Zealand Law Commission
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March 2003
How Parents Cope Financially on Marriage Breakdown
This paper examines the economic challenges that occur during the period of marriage breakdown, and looks at how spouses make the financial transition.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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April 01, 2000
Broken Hearts, Tainted Love: Canadians AndTheir Relationships (2nd Annual)
This second annual survey again asks how many people had been cheated on, and how many thought they would cheat.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Ipsos-Reid
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February 01, 2003
Home Wreckers And Who’s Fault Is It?
This poll asked Canadians about their attitudes toward marital infidelity, including which gender was assumed to be to blame, and whether the respondent felt that attitudes have changed in the past 20 years.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Ipsos-Reid
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February 01, 2003
Why Religion Matters: The Impact of Religious Practice on Social Stability
This paper argues that religion serves to preserve marriage and sound moral judgement while discouraging social ills such as crime, divorce, cohabitation, suicide, out-of-wedlock births, and drug abuse.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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The Heritage Foundation
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January 25, 1996
Encouraging Marriage and Discouraging Divorce
This paper describes initiatives, both government-based and private/religious, aimed at reducing divorce and encouraging strong marriages.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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The Heritage Foundation
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March 26, 2001
Life-Span Adjustment of Children to their Parents' Divorce
This article examines a variety of factors that determine how well children cope with the breakup of their parents' marriage.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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The Future of Children
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Spring 1994
Financial Impact of Divorce on Children and their Families
This article looks at the economic impact of divorce on families and finds that most women and children have to deal with considerable financial declines post- divorce.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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The Future of Children
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Spring 1994
History and Current Status of Divorce in the United States
This paper discusses the changes that have come about in family structure as a result of the “divorce revolution.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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The Future of Children
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Spring 1994
High Conflict Divorce
This article documents the association between high conflict, violent parental divorce and emotional, behavioural and social problems in the children involved.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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The Future of Children
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Spring 1994
Divorce: Facts, Causes & Consequences 3rd edition
This report provides data and statistics on the prevelance of divorce in Canada.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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The Vanier Institute of the Family
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November 2009
The Effects of Pornography on Individuals, Marriage, Family and Community
This report looks at the many negative effects of pornography on families, teens, children and marriage.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Family Research Council
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December 2009
Every Family Matters
This report is a review of family law which highlights the relationship between the legal system,family breakdown and the legal aspects of marriage, parenting, and the rights of the family.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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The Centre for Social Justice
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July 2009
Custody, Access, and Child Support in Canada: Putting Children's Interests First
This consultation paper provides a forum for discussion and feedback about parenting and child support after the separation or divorce of a couple.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Department of Justice Canada
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March 01, 2001
A Statewide Study of Premarital Risk Variables: Implications for Educators and Therapists
This paper analyzes a number of variables among premarital couples for the purpose of assisting in the formation of a premarital assessment instrument.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Family Institute
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February 28, 2003
Cohabitors’ Prerequisites for Marriage: Individual, Relationship, and Sociocultural Influences
This paper examines subjective relational dynamics in a cohabitation arrangement.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Center for Family and Demographic Research
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2004
Born Again Adults Less Likely to Co-Habit, Just as Likely to Divorce
This article provides the results of a survey which examined the cohabitation, marriage, and divorce rates of born again and evangelical Christians.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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The Barna Group
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August 06, 2001
The State of Our Unions 2006
This paper explores the cultural shift away from childbearing to childlessness and evaluates the causes and outcomes of this shift.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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The National Marriage Project
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July 2006
The State of Our Unions: The Social Health of Marriage in America
This paper addresses the state of marriage in America and how it has been affected by changing attitudes towards divorce, cohabitation, gender differences, financial stability, childbearing, and sex.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
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June 01, 2002
Why Wed? Young Adults Talk About Sex, Love, and First Unions
This report looks at the results of a focus group study on attitudes towards marriage, cohabitation, and the related issues of gender roles, individual autonomy, premarital sex, and financial stabilty.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
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1999
Marriage and Welfare Reform: The Overwhelming Evidence that Marriage Education Works
This article looks at the effects of the 1996 welfare reform law to strengthen and increase the number of two-parent families in the United States.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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The Heritage Foundation
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October 25, 2002
Learning, Family Formation and Dissolution
This paper investigates the effect that educational attainment has on people's decisions about marriage and childbearing, as well as on their risk of experiencing a divorce.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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The Centre for Research on the Wider Benefits of Learning
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June 01, 2002
The Spread of Single-Parent Families in the United States since 1960
This paper discusses the growth in the number of single-parent families in the United States since the 1960s, and highlights the implications of this for child development, economics, and the moral fabric of society.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government
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February 2004 (Revised June 2004)
The Processing of Divorce Cases Through Civil Court in Seven Provinces and Territories
This report looks at the processing of divorce cases through civil court in seven provinces and territories in Canada.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Statistics Canada
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Spring 2010
The Role of the Father After Divorce
This article discusses the importance of and challenges to creating a meaningful role for fathers after a divorce.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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The Future of Children
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Spring 1994
The Early Identification and Streaming of Cases of High Conflict Separation and Divorce: A review
This paper outlines the risk factors and negative outcomes that children of parental divorce or separation are likely to experience, such as high conflict, parental absence, violence, and emotional maladjustment.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Department of Justice Canada
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2001
Epidemiology of Divorce
This article discusses the history of marriage, divorce and remarriage in the United States.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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The Future of Children
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Spring 1994
Canadian Attitudes on the Family
This survey asked a broad range of questions dealing with all aspects of the attitudes of Canadians toward marital and family satisfaction, work/family balance, taxation, family size, the impacts of cohabitation, divorce, same-sex marriage, parenting and the impact of children on marital satisfaction, and the significance of religion.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Focus on the Family (Canada)
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June 01, 2002
Breakthrough Britain: Family Breakdown
This first volume of Breakthrough Britain examines the situation in Britain with respect to family breakdown then offers a broad range of policy proposals through which governments can encourage stronger family bonds.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Centre for Social Justice
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July 2007
Marital and Nonmarital Union Separation In Canada
This paper examines trends of marital and nonmarital separation in Canada including how employment outside the home, school enrollment, pregnancy, children and age may influence changes in union life.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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XXIV General Population Conference of the International Union for Scientific Study of Population - Aug. 18 - 24, 2001
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2003
It's All in the Past: Exploring the Repercussions of Parents' Early Conjugal and Parental Histories on the Family Life Course of their Children
This study looks at parental union status before and after the birth of a child in order to determine the likelihood of parental separation.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
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January 01, 2002
The Voice of the Child in Divorce, Custody, and Access Proceedings
This paper suggests ways that the provincial and federal governments can give children a greater voice in divorce, custody and access proceedings.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Department of Justice Canada
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2002
Questioning the Paternity of Marital Children
This paper discusses the approaches that courts and legislatures are taking with regards to disestablishing the paternity of children born within a marriage.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Center for Law and Social Policy
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April 01, 2003
Stress In America
This survey explored the amount and type of stress Americans experience as well as its effects on their health, work and relationships.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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American Psychological Association
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October 24, 2007
Policy Responses to Couple Conflict and Domestic Violence: A Framework for Discussion
This document discusses public policy responses to domestic conflict, such as couple education, coparenting education, programs for abusive partners, and responsible fatherhood programs.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Center for Law and Social Policy
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February 01, 2002
The Effect on Divorce of Legislated Net-Wealth Transfers
This paper examines the legislated guidelines for child support payments in Canada and whether or not overcompensation creates financial incentives for couples to divorce.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Oxford University Press
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September 15, 2006
No-Fault Divorce in Canada: Its Cause and Effect
This paper provides a good summary and analysis of no-fault divorce legislation in Canada.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Elsevier Science
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1998
Same-Sex Unions and Divorce Risk
This briefing profiles research on same-sex unions in Sweden.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Institute for Marriage and Public Policy
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May 3, 2004
Divorce: Facts, Causes, and Consequences
This paper examines and interprets Canadian divorce statistics and trends up to 2003.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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The Vanier Institute of the Family
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2005
Divorce Law: Questions and Answers
This brochure provides information on divorce and divorce-related issues in Canada.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Department of Justice Canada
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2006
Why Congress Should Ignore Radical Feminist Opposition to Marriage
This article provides a historical review of feminism, as well as relevant research on marriage and family, ...
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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The Heritage Foundation
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June 16, 2003
Children and Divorce: A Snapshot
This document looks at the short-term, intermediate, and long-term effects that divorce has on various aspects of the lives of the children involved and discusses factors that can mediate these effects.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Center for Law and Social Policy
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October 01, 1998
Report on the Demographic Situation in Canada 2003 and 2004
This paper provides a wide range of Canadian demographical information covering statistical data on fertility, mortality, immigration, marriage, divorce and abortion.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Statistics Canada
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June 2006
Till Death Do Us Part? The Risk of First and Second Marriage Dissolution
This article based on findings from the General Social Survey examines factors contributing to the dissolution of first and second marriages in Canada.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Statistics Canada
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Summer 2006
Custody, Access, and Child Support: Findings from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth
This report examines custody and living arrangements, access to the non-custodial parent, and the availability of child support for children of separated parents in Canada.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Department of Justice Canada
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1999
Custody, Access, and Child Support in Canada: Report on Federal-Provincial-Territorial Consultations
From April 2001 to June 2001, the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Family Law Committee asked for feedback on how the government could improve the laws and services it provided for children of separation and divorce.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Department of Justice Canada
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Fall 2001
An Overview of the Risks and Protectors for Children of Separation and Divorce
This paper reviews the research on family conflict, focusing on the effect of divorce and parental conflict on children.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Department of Justice Canada
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2002
Marriage In America: A Report to the Nation
This paper explores the state of marriage in th US and finds that it is rapidly deteriorating and, as a result, children are suffering.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Institute for American Values
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1995
The Effects of Divorce on America
This Heritage Backgrounder provides a brief overview of the cost of divorce for children and makes recommendations on how to strengthen marriage.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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The Heritage Foundation
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June 05, 2000
Bill-41, An Act to amend the Divorce Act, Evidence presented to the Standing Committee on Justice and Law
This page contains the minutes to a Justice Committee meeting in which ‘expert’ witnesses provide input on Bill C-41.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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House of Commons
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October 22, 1996
Selected Statistics on Canadian Families and Family Law
This paper contains information on families in Canada, characteristics of those families, and information on family law topics such as marriage, divorce, support awards, payment of child support, and custody and access.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Department of Justice Canada
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2000
An Analysis of the Options for Changes in the Legal Regulation of Child Custody and Access
This paper examines possible reforms to the legal system that would enable it to facilitate the restructuring of parental relationships after divorce or separation.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Department of Justice Canada
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2001
The Divorced and Who Divorces?
This paper looks at the background and characteristics of the divorced population in Britain in order to better understand the breakdown of marriage.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion
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May 1998
Making Marriage Matter
This lecture highlights the efforts of Frank Keating (the Governor of Oklahoma) to strengthen families and strengthen marriage in Oklahoma.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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The Heritage Foundation
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September 27, 2000
Stress and Coping in Divorce: Children and Developmental Trajectories
This chapter, from an online book, summarizes previous research from multiple disciplines on the impact divorce has on children in order to clarify the areas of research that require further attention.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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CMHS/ Mental Health Statistics Improvement Program
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June 01, 2003
Motherhood, Fatherhood: The Legal Balance
This article discusses the needs of children and parents within a divorce.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Australian Institute of Family Studies
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December 1991
The Top Ten Myths of Divorce
This article briefly addresses the ten top myths about divorce and covers topics such as cohabitation, remarriage, and stepparenting, as well as the effects of divorce upon finances and children.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Rutgers State University
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May 08, 2002
Federation of Law Societies of Canada Consultation on Child Support Guidelines and Custody and Access
This paper offers an evaluation of family law by way of a summary of survey questionnaires and workshops provided to lawyers and judges involved in divorce and child custody cases.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Department of Justice Canada
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2001
Drumbeats for Divorce Reform
This article discusses the link between no-fault divorce legislation and the increasing divorce rate in the United States.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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The Heritage Foundation
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June 01, 1996
Growing Evidence for a “Divorce Divide”? Education and Marital Dissolution Rates in the U.S. since the 1970s.
This paper examines divorce trends across racial and educational groups in the United States.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Russell Sage Foundation
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c. 2002
The Growing Differences in Family Structure: What Do We Know? Where Do We Look for Answers?
This paper examines the literature on family change in the United States in order to determine how well social scientists are able to explain both changes over time and variations within population groups.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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John F. Kennedy School of Government
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August 2001
Cultural-Community Divorce and the Family Law Act 1975: A Proposal to Clarify the Law
This paper addresses the impact of divorce on different cultural communities, particularly Islamic and Jewish cultures.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Commonwealth of Australia
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August 2001
The Demography of Sexual Behaviour
This paper attempts to understand sexual behaviours in America and how sexual practices are shaping society.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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1994
Marital Disruption in the Czech Republic: The Role of Personal Characteristics, Individuality, and Premarital Cohabitation
This paper explores possible predictors of divorce in the Czech Republic, a country with very high rates of marital dissolution.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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October 2002
The Divorce Experience: A Study of Divorce at Midlife and Beyond
This paper examines the circumstances surrounding midlife divorce, its impact on men and women, and the coping skills of this particular demographic.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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AARP
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May 2004
Effects of Divorce on Mental Health Through the Life Course
This paper provides evidence that the experience of parental divorce as a child can have a negative effect on individuals' mental health as adults.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Hopkins Population Center
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February 1997
Changes in Intergenerational Relationships Across the Life Course
This paper examines the extent to which the parent-child relationship is affected by children's maturation to adulthood, marriage, childbearing, and/or divorce.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Population Studies Center
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April 1995
Cohabitation, Marriage, and Non-Marital Fertility
This paper demonstrates that increasing trends of delayed marriage, marital disruption, and cohabitation place unprecedented numbers of women at risk of non-marital childbearing.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Population Research Center
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May 1997
Religious Participation Over the Early Life Course: Age and Family Life Cycle Effects on Church Membership
This paper identifies factors which influence church membership among young adults, including age, family formation and attitudes towards marriage and family.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Population Research Center, University of Chicago
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July 1994
Marital Status Continuity and Change Among Young and Midlife Adults: Longitudinal Effects on Psychological Well-Being
This report looks at the effects of divorce, separation, marriage, singleness, and widowhood on psychological health and well-being.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Center for Demography and Ecology University of Wisconsin-Madison
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October 1996
The Declining Significance of Marriage: Changing Family Life in the United States
This paper looks at the impact of divorce, nonmarital childbearing, and cohabitation on the living arrangements of children in the US.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Center for Demography and Ecology University of Wisconsin-Madison
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1995
Families in Britain
This paper examines changes in family structure and function in Britain, including a discussion of adoption, single-parenthood, marriage, divorce, and remarriage.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Family Policy Studies Centre
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October 1995
The World Still Revolves Around Families
This paper discusses the findings of a 1999 international poll which reported that, overall, the world's population values marriage, children and the family.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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The Maxim Institute
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Autumn 2002
Does Divorce Make People Happy? Findings from a Study of Unhappy Marriages
This study investigates the assumption that divorced people are happier than those who remain in unhappy marriages.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Institute for American Values
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2002
Economic Pressure in Rural Families: Couple Interactions that Reduce Risk for Emotional Distress and Marital Instability
This research aims to discover potential strategies for reducing the adverse consequences of economic hardship on marriage.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Mental Health Statistics Improvement Program
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August 1995
Divorce in the 1990s
This article provides divorce rate statistics from 1970-1995, with particular attention paid to divorce rates in the 1990s.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Health Canada
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Autumn 1997
Twenty Years of Marriage
According to this paper, the marriage rate in Canada is on the decline due to a number of factors, such as growing acceptance and practice of common-law relationships, divorce, and pre-marital sex.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Statistics Canada
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Autumn 1996
Cohabitation, Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage in the United States: Data from the National Survey of Family Growth
This 1995 report presents national estimates of the probabilities of marital and cohabitation outcomes for women 15–44 years of age.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Department of Health and Human Services
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July 2002
Socio-Demographic Predictors of Divorce
This paper examines divorce trends in developed countries and seeks to determine whether or not there are socio-demographic characteristics that elevate an individual's risk of divorce.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Lord Chancellor's Department
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1999
Why Not Just Live To g e t h e r ?
By examining Swedish and Canadian data, the author looks at the effects of cohabitation on future marriage and on children.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Center of the American Experiment
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Summer 2001
Towards Understanding the Reasons for Divorce
This paper investigates the most common causes of divorce in Australia, including infidelity, communication problems, incompatibility, and abuse.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Australian Institute of Family Studies
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June 1999
Cohabitation: A Snapshot
This paper examines patterns of cohabitation in the United States, the characteristics of cohabiters, the quality and length of their relationships, and the relationship between cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Center for Law and Social Policy
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May 1998
The Role of Income in Marriage and Divorce Transitions among Young Americans
This paper demonstrates that income plays an important role in couples' decisions concerning marriage and divorce in the United States.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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April 3, 2002
Divorce Risks of Swedish Women in First Marriages: Two Cohorts Born in 1950 and 1960
This paper compares the risk of first marriage dissolution among two cohorts of women in Sweden, one born in 1950 and one born in 1960.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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February 27, 2002
Differences in Family Policy and the Intergenerational Transmission of Divorce: Comparison between the former East and West Germany
This paper examines the effects of family policy on the patterns of intergenerational divorce in East and West Germany, two states that had very different family policies until 1990.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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May 3, 2002
The Impact of Children on Divorce Risks in First and Later Marriages
This paper compares divorce risk in first and subsequent marriages and analyses the role of children in this risk.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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October 2001
Twins or Two Single Children: The Influence of the Multiplicity of the First Birth on the Divorce Risk of Swedish Women
This paper compares the divorce risk of women who give birth to twins versus women who have two single births.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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September 2001
Proposed Reforms of Marital Institutions
This paper makes several proposals about reforming marriage and the family.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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The University of Chicago
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May 2000
Marital Dissolution in Japan: Recent Trends and Patterns
This article examines divorce trends in Japan during the twentieth century.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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December 17, 2004
Does Divorce Risk Depend on Spouses' Relative Income? A Register-Based Study of First Marriages in Sweden in 1981-1998
This study finds strong evidence that high female income in a marriage is positively associated with greater risk of divorce in Sweden, despite egalitarian gender ideals and very high rates of female employment.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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February 2004
The Impact of Parents' and Spouses' Education on Divorce Rates in Norway
This study examines the extent to which Norwegian couples' risk of experiencing divorce is influenced by their parents' educational attainment, their own educational attainment, their participation in further education after marriage, and their educational homogamy.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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April 15, 2004
The Demographics of Same-Sex "Marriages" in Norway and Sweden
This paper provides an overview of the demographic characteristics of couples in same-sex marriages in Sweden and Norway, including age, sex, experience of prior opposite-sex marriage, biological parenthood, and educational attainment.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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June 2004
Socioeconomic Differentials in Divorce Risk by Duration of Marriage
This article explores the possibility that the documented effect of spouses' socioeconomic status on divorce risk varies with marriage duration.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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November 29, 2002
How Premarital Children and Childbearing in Current Marriage Influence Divorce of Swedish Women in their First Marriages
This article demonstrates that couples' childbearing histories have an important influence on their risk of experiencing a divorce.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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August 27, 2002
Australian Social Trends 1999: Family - Family Formation: Remarriage Trends of Divorced People
This document charts trends in the remarriages of divorced people in Australia, including the ages of remarrying couples and the longevity of their relationships.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
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January 26, 2000
Family Disintegration and the Retreat from Common Sense
This document discusses the church’s reaction to family disintegration in the latter half of the twentieth century.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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The Christian Institute
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1995
Divorce: Facts, Figures, and Consequences
This report answers common questions about divorce and discusses the impact of divorce on children and adults.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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The Vanier Institute of the Family
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2002
Why Marriages Last: A Discussion of the Literature
This paper discusses the existing literature on the factors that contribute to creating a lasting marriage.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Australian Institute of Family Studies
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July 01, 2002
Statistical Snapshot of Family Law
This report provides detailed legal statistics regarding marriage and divorce in Australia.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Commonwealth of Australia
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June 01, 2002
Assortative Mating of the Divorced and the Never Married, 1970-1988
This paper examines the extent to which divorced and never-married people marry individuals with a similar marital history to their own.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Institute for Social Research
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March 27, 2003
Marriage From a Child’s Perspective: How Does Family Structure Affect Children, and What Can We Do About It?
This paper examines trends in family structure and children's living arrangements, and looks at the impact of family structure on child outcomes.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Child Trends
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June 01, 2002
The Verdict on Cohabitation vs. Marriage
This article looks at the benefits of marriage over cohabitation.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Brigham Young University
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2001
Changing Rules for Common Law Spouses: Beware!
This paper reviews the distinctions between common law and married spouses ...
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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CCLA Family Law Institute
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May 25, 2001
Profiling Canada's Families II
This document contains comprehensive and detailed information pertaining to the contemporary Canadian family.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Vanier Institute of the Family
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1998
Reforming Divorce Law
This paper discusses the history of divorce, the impact of no-fault divorce legislation, how women fare under current divorce laws, and issues pertaining to child custody agreements.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Centre for Independent Studies
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September 01, 2003
Single-Parent Families and Their Impact on Children: Changing Portrayals in Popular Magazines in the U.S., 1900-1998
This study examines how twentieth century magazines depict the acceptability of single parent families, the impact of single parenting on children, and the factors that contribute to the formation of a single-parent family.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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May 01, 2003
Compliance with Child Support Orders in Divorce Cases
This study provides information about the correlation between paternal income and the likelihood of compliance with child support orders.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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September 01, 1994
Cohabitation and Divorce Across Nations and Generations
This paper assesses the extent to which parental separation or divorce during childhood affects adulthood relational outcomes.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion
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March 01, 2003
Family Portrait (2003 Version)
This book contains a compilation of information on various family-related issues such as marriage, adoption, cohabitation, divorce, unmarried childbearing, childcare, stepfamilies, and teen issues.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Family Research Council
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August 01, 2002
Physical Custody in Wisconsin Divorce Cases, 1980-1992
This study examines child custody arrangements from 1980 to 1992 and finds that this period experienced an increase in fathers' involvement with their children, and in highly detailed custody arrangements.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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May 01, 1997
Understanding Racial Differences in Marital Disruption: Recent Trends and Explanations
This paper demonstrates that, while divorce rates for white Americans have leveled off since the 1980s, rates for African-Americans continued to increase into the 1990s.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
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California Center for Population Research
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August 12, 2003
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