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The Legacy of Parental Divorce
This paper summarizes past research on the impact of parental divorce on adulthood social, economic, and relational outcomes.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
September 01, 1997
Divorce and Separation: The Outcomes for Children
This paper summarizes past research on the impact of parental divorce and separation on children's socio-economic status, academic achievement, emotional development and behavioural outcomes.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
June 01, 1998
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.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
The Heritage Foundation
April 15, 2002
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.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
The Heritage Foundation
June 11, 1999
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.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
The Future of Children
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.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
The Future of Children
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.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
The Future of Children
Spring 1994
Marriage and Economic Well Being: The Economy of the Family Rises or Falls with Marriage
The study ties the continuance of marriage to improved economic circumstances including more wealth and less poverty for families, children, and society.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Family Research Council
May 2011
Divorce: Facts, Causes & Consequences
This report provides data and statistics on the prevelance of divorce in Canada.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
The Vanier Institute of the Family
November 2009
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.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Family Institute
February 28, 2003
Comments on the Report of the Joint Select Committee on the Operation and the Interpretation of the Family Law Act
This document contains comments and recommendations by the Family Law Council pertaining to the Family Law Act ...
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
The Family Law Council
January 01, 1993
Effect of Family Structure on Life Satisfaction: Australian Evidence
This paper provides evidence that a committed, stable, and enduring marriage relationship greatly increases men and women's life satisfaction and happiness.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research
September 2004
A Report From Canada's 'Gender War Zone': Reforming The Child-Related Provisions of the Divorce Act
This study looks at ways to refocus the litigation process more on children's wellbeing without overlooking concerns about spousal abuse and its effects on children.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Canadian Journal of Family Law
August 25, 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.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
The Heritage Foundation
October 25, 2002
Parenting after Separation and Divorce: A Profile of Arrangements for Spending Time With and Making Decisions for Children
This article looks at parenting after a divorce and separation.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Statistics Canada
October 2009
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.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Statistics Canada
Spring 2010
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.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Department of Justice Canada
2001
Marriage Decline in America
This paper reports on the declining rates of marriage in America and emphasizes the negative impact this has on children.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
The National Marriage Project
May 22, 2001
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.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Statistics Canada
June 09, 1999
Florida's Young Chronic Offenders
This study describes chronic young offenders in Florida, looks at the social costs associated with their criminal activity, and offers suggestions for intervention and policy-making.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Florida State University Family Institute
Spring 1999
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.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Centre for Social Justice
July 2007
Child Custody, Access and Parental Responsibility: The Search for a Just and Equitable Standard
This paper argues that custody battles post divorce must serve the best needs of children involved through parental responsibility, not through fighting for the rights of either parent.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Father Involvement Research Alliance
December 2008
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.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
January 01, 2002
Divorce and the Best Interests of the Child
This paper examines the effect divorce and common-law dissolution has on Canadian children.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Focus on the Family Canada
January 2004
National Survey of Children’s Health Finds Intact Family and Religious Participation are Associated with Fewer Developmental Problems in School-Age Children
This report highlights American data from the Survey of Children’s Health that reveals children and youth who live with their biological parents and regularly attend religious services are more likely to exhibit signs of positive social development, fewer problem behaviours and have parents who report fewer concerns.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Family Research Council
December 16, 2008
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.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Department of Justice Canada
2002
Final Federal-Provincial-Territorial Report on Custody Access and Child Support: Putting Children First
This paper looks at previous research, surveys and studies on the challenges faced by children and families throughout the process of family separation.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Federal-Provincial-Territorial Family Law Committee
November 01, 2002
Hague Conference on Private International Law: Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
This document outlines the convention provisions regarding kidnapping or wrongful retention of children due to disputes over custody and access resulting from parental divorce/separation.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
The Hague Conference on Private International Law
October 01, 1980
Divorce: Facts, Causes, and Consequences
This paper examines and interprets Canadian divorce statistics and trends up to 2003.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
The Vanier Institute of the Family
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.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Statistics Canada
May 2007
Family Change and Early Sexual Initiation
This paper investigates the influence of family structure on the age of a female's first sexual encounter.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Institute for Research on Poverty
July 01, 1998
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, ...
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
The Heritage Foundation
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.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Center for Law and Social Policy
October 01, 1998
Parental Disruption and Well-Being: A Cross Cohort Comparison
Using data from two British cohorts, this study analyzes shorter and longer-term outcomes of children of divorce.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Population Association of America
August 2005
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.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Department of Justice Canada
1999
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.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Institute for American Values
1995
Schools and Family Change: School-Based Support For Children Experiencing Divorce and Separation
This study examined the effectiveness of a school-based intervention intended to help children cope with their parents' separation or divorce.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
2003
Promoting mental health for children
This Canadian Paediatric Society position statement outlines the potential childhood development problems caused by parental separation.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Canadian Paediatric Society
2000 (reaffirmed January 2004)
Child Issues
The "Features" section of this paper contains a compilation of articles relating to the well-being and best interests of children.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
The Fraser Institute
June 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.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
The Heritage Foundation
June 05, 2000
The Legacy of Parental Divorce: Social, Economic and Demographic Experiences in Adulthood
This paper discusses the impact of childhood parental divorce and explores the extent to which divorce causes negative, long-term, educational, emotional, psychological, financial, and relational outcomes for children of divorce.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion
October 01, 1997
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.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Department of Justice Canada
2001
The Effects of Marriage on Child Poverty
This paper examines the relationship between the increased number of single-parent homes and the levels of child poverty.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
The Heritage Foundation
April 15, 2002
Making Marriage Matter
This lecture highlights the efforts of Frank Keating (the Governor of Oklahoma) to strengthen families and strengthen marriage in Oklahoma.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
The Heritage Foundation
September 27, 2000
Motherhood, Fatherhood: The Legal Balance
This article discusses the needs of children and parents within a divorce.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Australian Institute of Family Studies
December 1991
Facing Family Change: Children’s Circumstances, Strategies and Resources
This book presents the results of a study done on children's feelings and perspectives on parental divorce and separation, and on family breakdown.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
2002
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.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Commonwealth of Australia
August 2001
Renegotiating Fatherhood
This paper examines post-divorce father-child relationships in the United Kingdom, and the ways in which fathers seek to maintain positive and meaningful relationships with their children even when they are living apart.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Newcastle Centre for Family Studies
1996
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.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Australian Institute of Family Studies
April 2003
Family Disruption and Delinquency
This article looks at the impact of family transitions, such as divorce and seperation, on the amount of delinquent behaviour exhibited by adolescents in the family.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
U.S. Department of Justice: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
September 1999
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.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
AARP
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.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Hopkins Population Center
February 1997
Parental Divorce in Childhood and Demographic Outcomes in Young Adulthood
This study found that young adults whose parents divorced were more likely to leave home due to conflict, be involved in cohabiting relationships, and to have a child out of wedlock than those whose parents were married.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
John Hopkins University
1995
Back to School: A Life Course Approach to Understanding Men's and Women's College Attendance in Adulthood
This paper examines personal factors that influence men's and women's decisions to pursue post-secondary education as adults.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Population Studies Center
May 1999
The Long-Term Effects of Parental Divorce on the Mental Health Young Adults: A Developmental Perspective
In this study of the long-term effects of divorce on children, the authors found that children and adolescents who experienced their parents' divorce were more likely to have mental health problems as young adults.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Population Research Center
January 1994
Marital Status Stability, Marital Transitions, and Health: A Life Course Perspective
This paper examines the effect of marital status continuity and change on an individual's physical health and well-being, and finds that these effects vary considerably according to an individual's gender and age.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Population Research Center
2001
Long-Term Effects of Divorce on Children
This paper briefly outlines the negative social and emotional consequences of divorce for children, and looks also at the impact divorce has on parent-child relationships.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service
August 1998
Points of Convergence
This chapter, from Parent-Child Contact and Post Separation Parenting Arrangements, discusses key issues relating to child custody arrangements and divorce.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Australian Institute of Family Studies
2004
The Impact of Family Structure and Social Change
This paper discusses adolescent sexual activity and how it is affected by biological factors, and the deterioration of the traditional family.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
American Enterprise Institute
January 1, 1997
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.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Institute for American Values
2002
Divorce in the 1990s
This article provides divorce rate statistics from 1970-1995, with particular attention paid to divorce rates in the 1990s.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Health Canada
Autumn 1997
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.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Maxim Institute
Winter 2002
Love and Death in Germany: The Marital Biography and its Impact on Mortality
This paper examines the effects of changes in marital status as a result of marriage, divorce, or widowhood on mortality in Germany.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
April 2002
To Tie the Knot or Not: Cohabitation, Marriage and Individuals' Attitudes to Risk
This paper proposes a theoretical model of the relationship between cohabitation and marriage.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
May 23, 2002
The Economic Effects of Parental Absence
This paper explores the impact of single-parenthood and parental absence on a family's economic resources.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Joint Center for Poverty Research
May 27, 2003
AbstractRe/Working Benefits: Continuation of Non-Cash Benefits Support for Single Mothers and Disabled Women
This study asked single mothers and women with disabilities about the importance of the non-cash benefits that they received while on welfare, such as childcare, housing, and transportation.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Status of Women Canada, Policy Research Fund
February 01, 2003
Is it Money or Marriage That Keeps People Alive?
This study examines the relative impact of marriage and income on longevity.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Warwick University Department of Economics
August 01, 2002
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.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Institute for Research on Poverty
December 01, 1998
Making Contact: How Parents and Children Negotiate and Experience Contact After Divorce
This study examines different types of post-divorce contact arrangements, the impact of these arrangements on the well-being of parents and children, and the factors that influence the success of contact.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
2002
Keeping Contact with Children: Assessing the Father/Child Post-separation Relationship from the Male Perspective
This paper summarizes findings from the 1995 General Social Survey (GSS) of the Family (cycle 10) regarding separated mothers and fathers, ...
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Department of Justice Canada
2001
Marriage and Public Policy: What Can Government Do?
This report provides recommendations for government policies and programs that would help to reduce out-of-wedlock childbearing and prevent unnecessary divorce.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Institute for American Values
April 16, 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.
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Institute for Research on Poverty
May 01, 1997
Close Personal Relationships between Adults: 100 Years of Marriage in Canada
This paper documents the history of marriage and the family, focusing on two key historical periods: ...
Category:
Divorce and Remarriage > Effects of Divorce
Law Commission of Canada
March 01, 2001
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