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How Broken Families Rob Children of Their Chances for Future Prosperity
This paper discusses the economic benefits of marriage and the impact of family composition on children.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Economics of Divorce
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The Heritage Foundation
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June 11, 1999
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 > Economics of 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 > Economics of Divorce
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Elsevier Science
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1998
Linking Family Change, Parents’ Employment and Income and Children’s Economic Well-Being: A Longitudinal Perspective
Using data from the first two phases of the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, this paper examines family income before and after family transitions such as separation and divorce.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Economics of Divorce
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Department of Justice Canada
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2003
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 > Economics of Divorce
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The Vanier Institute of the Family
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2005
Marital Breakdown and Subsequent Depression
This study uses the National Population Health Survey to examine the association between marital dissolution, including common-law unions, and ensuing depression.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Economics of Divorce
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Statistics Canada
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May 2007
Single motherhood and mental health: implications for primary prevention
This paper provides an extensive survey of research done on the health of single mothers.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Economics of Divorce
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Canadian Medical Association
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March 01, 1997
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 > Economics of Divorce
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Department of Justice Canada
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2006
Healthy Baby, Healthy Marriage? The Effect of Children’s Health on Divorce
This paper demonstrates that American children with low birthweight are more likely to experience parental divorce than children with a normal birthweight.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Economics of Divorce
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Center for Health and Wellbeing
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November 11, 2003
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 > Economics of Divorce
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Department of Justice Canada
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1999
The Effect of Marriage on Child Poverty
This paper examines the economic outcomes of single-parent families and the growing levels of child poverty over the last several decades.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Economics of Divorce
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The Heritage Foundation
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April 15, 2002
Children's Perspectives on the Meaning of Money in Postdivorce Families
This paper explores the way in which divorce affects children's understanding of the meaning and importance of money, and thier perception of the relationship between money, time, and love.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Economics of Divorce
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Center for Working Families
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July 01, 2001
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 > Economics of Divorce
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The Heritage Foundation
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June 05, 2000
Death and Divorce: The Long-Term Consequences of Parental Loss on Adolescents
This paper focuses on the impact of parental loss on children's futures by studying both the incomes and the marital and fertility behaviour of adults who, as adolescents, experienced parental divorce.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Economics of Divorce
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Statistics Canada
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June 09, 1999
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 > Economics of Divorce
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The Heritage Foundation
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September 27, 2000
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 > Economics of Divorce
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Australian Institute of Family Studies
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December 1991
Mothers, Fathers and Children after Divorce: The Role of Institutions
This paper discusses the rising rate of divorce in the Western World and the subsequent increase in economically disadvantaged, female-headed homes.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Economics of Divorce
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Institute for the Study of Labor
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February 2002
Family Change and Community Life: Exploring the Links
This paper explores the connection between changes in family life, such as increasing divorce, maternal employment, and lone parenting, as well as decreasing social capital in communities.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Economics of Divorce
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Australian Institute of Family Studies
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April 2003
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 > Economics of Divorce
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Family Institute
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February 28, 2003
Are the Kids All Right? Intergenerational Mobility and Child Well-being in Canada
This paper examines the influence of parental income on their children's future income.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Economics of Divorce
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Statistics Canada
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October 01, 2001
Does Divorce Law Matter?
This paper examines the hypothesis that the transition to 'no-fault' divorce in the United States has contributed to increasing divorce rates.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Economics of Divorce
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Institute for the Study of Labor
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February 2004
Low Income (Poverty) Dynamics in Canada: Entry, Exit, Spell Durations and Total Time
Using the Longitudinal Administrative Databank (LAD), this paper attempts to understand “the nature of the hardship associated with the poverty experience” by examining whether poverty is a brief experience or a long-term experience.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Economics of Divorce
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Human Resources Development Canada
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June 2000
The Costs of Killing the Family
This paper discusses the effects of divorce in terms of the financial costs, including welfare and social services, health, education, law and order, and lost production.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Economics of Divorce
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Maxim Institute
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Winter 2002
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 > Economics of Divorce
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The Future of Children
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Spring 1994
Proposed Reforms of Marital Institutions
This paper makes several proposals about reforming marriage and the family.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Economics of Divorce
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The University of Chicago
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May 2000
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 > Economics of Divorce
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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November 29, 2002
Thinking of Getting Married?: Same Sex Couples Win the Right to Marry in Ontario
This document summarizes: 1) the Ontario Court of Appeal decision to grant couples of the same sex the rights to marry, 2) the federal government's reaction to the court of appeal decision, and 3) the implications of that decision on homosexual marriages.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Economics of Divorce
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Nelligan O'Brien Payne
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June 19, 2003
The Economic Effects of Parental Absence
This paper explores the impact of single-parenthood and parental absence on a family's economic resources.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Economics of Divorce
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Joint Center for Poverty Research
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May 27, 2003
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 > Economics of Divorce
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The Christian Institute
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1995
Financial Living Standards After Divorce: A Recent Snapshot
This paper examines the post-divorce financial experiences and living standards of men and women by comparing their wages, income, housing costs, and payment or collection of child support.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Economics of Divorce
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Australian Institute of Family Studies
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December 01, 2000
Child Support Enforcement: How Well is it Doing?
This paper explores the issue of child support and looks specifically at parental views on payment, and on the government's role in enforcement.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Economics of Divorce
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The Urban Institute
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December 01, 1999
Why Marriage Matters
This brief fact sheet discusses the economic benefits of marriage and the negative financial outcomes of single-parenting.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Economics of Divorce
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The Family Research Council
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May 18, 2004
Child Support and the Postdivorce Economic Well-Being of Mothers, Fathers, and Children
This paper looks at the short-term financial situation of family members after a marital breakup.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Economics of Divorce
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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December 01, 1998
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 > Economics of Divorce
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CCLA Family Law Institute
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May 25, 2001
Health Insurance and Child Support
This paper discusses efforts to include health insurance as part of the child support package, and concludes that many non-custodial fathers of uninsured children cannot afford to pay for health coverage.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Economics of Divorce
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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September 01, 1994
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 > Economics of Divorce
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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September 01, 1994
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 > Economics of Divorce
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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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April 01, 2000
Social Policy, Gender Inequality, and Poverty
This article outlines the possible factors that influence poverty among Canadian women, specifically examining the effect that gender inequality and income security policies have on the economic insecurity of women and mothers.
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Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Economics of Divorce
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Status of Women Canada
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February 01, 2001
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