Cohabitation and Marriage: How are they related?

Author: Anne-Marie Ambert Publisher: The Vanier Institute of the Family Publication: Contemporary Family Trends Document Date:                  September 2005 Category: Family Structure > Marital Status Related Categories: Family Structure > Cohabitation/Common-Law Marriage Family Structure > Impact of Family Structure on Adults Family Structure > Impact of Family Structure on Children Family Structure > Impact of Family Structure on Youth Family Structure > Parental Marital Status Family Transitions > Premarital Cohabitation   This paper reports on marriage and cohabitation trends in Canada and provides a comparative analysis of these family structures. The paper concludes that marriage provides many benefits for spouses and is more beneficial for children than cohabitation. Click to read this article... (PDF) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link