Divorce: Facts, Figures, and Consequences

Author: Anne-Marie Ambert Publisher: The Vanier Institute of the Family Publication: Contemporary Family Trends Document Date:                  2002 Category: Family Transitions > Premarital Cohabitation Related Categories: Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce Divorce and Remarriage > Impact of Divorce on Children Divorce and Remarriage > Parental Divorce Divorce and Remarriage > Second-generation Divorce Family Economics > Poverty Family Structure > Cohabitation/Common-Law Marriage Family Structure > Parental Marital Status Family Structure > Single-parent Families Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Absence Parenthood/Childrearing > Single Parenting   This report answers common questions about divorce and discusses the impact of divorce on children and adults.  It demonstrates that divorce often contributes to poverty, as well as emotional, behavioural, social and academic problems. Click to read this article... (PDF) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link