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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:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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New Zealand Law Commission
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March 2003
The Child Abuse Crisis: The Disintegration of Marriage, Family, and the American Community
This paper discusses the relationship between the breakdown of marriage and family and the rise in child abuse cases over the last several decades.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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The Heritage Foundation
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May 15, 1997
The One Hundred Billion Dollar Man The Annual Public Costs of Father Absence
This study provides an estimate of taxpayer costs in the US, in support of homes in which the father is absent.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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National Fatherhood Initiative
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2008
Fathering Indicators Framework: A Tool for Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis
This paper outlines the responsibilities of the father to work with other agencies and care givers for the positive development of the child.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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National Center on Fathers and Families
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March 01, 2001
Child Support Enforcement: Incentives and Well-Being
This study examines the effectiveness of stronger child support enforcement, and assesses the impact of legislation and enforcement policies on the economic well-being of single mothers.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Joint Center for Poverty Research
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February 08, 2001
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:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Department of Justice Canada
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March 01, 2001
Child Support—an Important but Often Overlooked Issue for Low-Income Clients
This article describes the importance of child support, the child support enforcement system, the cooperation requirements for state financial assistance, and the allocation of the collected support.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Centre for Law and Social Policy
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November 01, 2002
Joint Legal Custody and Child Support Payments: Are There Lasting Custody Effects?
This paper examines whether or not the awarding of joint legal custody after parental divorce increases child support payments both in the short and the long term.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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California Center for Population Research
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April 2001
The Dynamics of Nonresident Fatherhood in the US, 1968-1997
This paper looks at trends over time in the likelihood that a father who is a residential parent at the time of his child's birth will eventually become nonresidential parent.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Center for Family and Demographic Research
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2001
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 ...
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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The Family Law Council
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January 01, 1993
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:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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The Heritage Foundation
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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.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Statistics Canada
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October 2009
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:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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The Future of Children
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Spring 1994
When Parents Separate: Further Findings from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth.
Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, this study examines the effects of parental separation on the family life course of children with particular attention to physical and economic well-being.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Child Support Team of the Department of Justice Canada
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2005
Can Kids Get Smart About Marriage? A Veteran Teacher Reviews Some Leading Marriage and Relationship Education Programs
This paper, commissioned by the National Marriage Project, outlines different marriage education programs that are currently in use.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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National Marriage Project
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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:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Statistics Canada
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June 09, 1999
Nonresident Parenting and Adolescent Adjustment: The Quality of Nonresident Father-Child Interaction
This paper examines characteristics of nonresident fathers' involvement with their children and parenting styles that affect children's adjustment in adolescence.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Center for Family and Demographic Research
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2000
The Determination of Child Custody
This article outlines the history and current status of decision-making in child custody cases, discusses the decisions made by both parents and courts, and analyzes changes in arrangements over time.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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The Future of Children
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Spring 1994
Australian Social Trends 1999: Family - Living Arrangements: Caring for Children After Parents Separate
This article examines the living arrangements of children from divorced or separated homes, the frequency of contact between children and their absentee parent, and the payment of child support.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
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January 26, 2000
Family Mediation Canada Consultation on Custody, Access and Child Support
This report summarizes survey feedback from mediators regarding their perceptions of and suggestions on custody, access, and federal child support guidelines.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Department of Justice Canada
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2001
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:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Focus on the Family (Canada)
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June 01, 2002
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:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
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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.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Focus on the Family Canada
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January 2004
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.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Federal-Provincial-Territorial Family Law Committee
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November 01, 2002
Spousal Abuse, Children, and the Legal System Final Report for Canadian Bar Association, Law for the Futures Fund
This paper discusses law, in practice and in action, from the perspective of family law clients who are dealing with spousal abuse.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research
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March 01, 2001
Key Determinants of Mothers' Decisions to Allow Visits With Non-Custodial Fathers
This study examined the frequency of father-child contact and child support payments after the dissolution of a non-marital relationship to determine which factors made mothers more likely to allow fathers access to their children.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Mens Studies Press
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March 22, 2004
A Role Theory Perspective on Patters of Separated and Divorced African-American Nonresidential Father Involvement with Children
This study investigates the characteristics of African-American fathers that predispose them to be more or less involved in their children's lives following divorce.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Mens Studies Press
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January 1, 2006
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.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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The Hague Conference on Private International Law
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October 01, 1980
Moving On: The expansion of the family network after parents separate
Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, this paper explores the expansion of family networks after parental separation as adults enter new unions.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Department of Justice Canada
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2005
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:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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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:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Department of Justice Canada
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2006
Are Married Parents Really Better for Children? What Research Says About the Effects of Family Structure on Child Well-Being
This paper examines the impact of family structure on child development, well-being, family income and overall child welfare.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Centre for Law And Social Policy
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May 01, 2003
Risk and Resilience in Six- and Ten-Year-Old Children
This study uses the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) to create an “index of adversity” to enable researchers to identify children whose development is most at risk due to various stress factors in their lives.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Human Resources Development Canada
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October 01, 1998
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:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Department of Justice Canada
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1999
Children’s Living Arrangements in Divorced Wisconsin Families with Shared Placement
This paper discusses the benefits and drawbacks of shared placement and sole custody arrangements after divorce.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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June 01, 2003
Supporting Children Through Family Change: A Review of Interventions and Services for Children of Divorcing and Separating Parents
This paper reviews past research on the impact of parental divorce and separation on children.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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2003
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:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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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:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Department of Justice Canada
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2002
Growing Up In Canada: Children With Single Mothers Have More Problems
This article is a summary of the Statistics Canada survey, "Growing Up In Canada".
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Joel Miller's Family Law Centre
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October 01, 1996
Post-Separation Visitation Disputes: Differential Interventions
This study examined different types of interventions in visitation disputes in high conflict families and found that parents with poor communication skills did not respond well to mediation services or the traditional custody/access assessment, but responded better to a problem-solving approach.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Department of Justice Canada
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2001
Promoting mental health for children
This Canadian Paediatric Society position statement outlines the potential childhood development problems caused by parental separation.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Canadian Paediatric Society
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2000 (reaffirmed January 2004)
Marriage-Plus
This paper discusses the current debate concerning the government's interest in promoting marriage as a solution to many societal problems.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Center for Law and Social Policy
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April 08, 2002
Relocation of Custodial Parents
This paper looks at the legal and juridical situation regarding relocation of a custodial parent in Canada, as well as the situations in other jurisdictions.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Status of Women Canada
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March 01, 1998
The Family Law Reform Act 1995: The First Three Years
This study looks at the impact of the 1995 reforms to the family law system in Australia.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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University of Sydney & Family Court of Australia
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December 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:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Department of Justice Canada
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2001
Focus Groups on Family Law Issues Related to Custody and Access
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Department of Justice Canada
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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:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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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:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Australian Institute of Family Studies
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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.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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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:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Department of Justice Canada
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2001
Parent-Child Contact and Post-Separation Parenting Arrangements
This report identifies five different patterns of parental contact after separation, and discusses factors that affect the level of parent-child contact, particularly between fathers and their children.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Australian Institute of Family Studies
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2004
Biological and Stepfather Investment in Children
This paper discusses the differences in the parental involvement and parenting practices of biological, stepparent, and cohabiting fathers.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Population Studies Center
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April 2001
The Complexity of Fathers’ Parenting Responsibilities and Involvement with Nonresident Children
This paper examines the complexity of parenting for non-resident fathers, and looks at how the obligations and circumstances of these arrangements affect child support and visitation.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Population Studies Center
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June 2001
Moving Out: Transition to Nonresidence among Resident Fathers in the U.S., 1968-1997
This paper investigates the probability that fathers will eventually become nonresident parents, due to the dissolution of their relationship with their children's mother.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Population Studies Center
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March 2004
The Implications of Parents' Conjugal Histories For Children
This paper examines the consequences of increasing levels of cohabitation, as opposed to marriage, as the basis for starting a family.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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ISUMA
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Autumn 2000
The Demography of Parent-Child Contact
This chapter from, Parent-Child Contact and Post Separation Parenting Arrangements, examines the relationship between different patterns of child care, and certain demographic elements of separated or divorced parents.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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The Australian Institute of Family Studies
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2004
Fifty-Fifty Care
This chapter, from Parent-Child Contact and Post Separation Parenting Arrangements, discusses child living arrangments after a divorce and examines the structure of and motivation behind joint custody.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Australian Institute of Family Studies
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2004
Daytime-Only Contact
This chapter, from Parent-Child Contact and Post Separation Parenting Arrangements, explores the prevalence of daytime-only custody provisions, and discusses why it is one of the most common post-divorce child care arrangements.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Australian Institute of Family Studies
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2004
Little or No Contact
This chapter, from Parent-Child Contact and Post Separation Parenting Arrangements, explores the perceptions of, and reasons behind, father absence after divorce.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Australian Institute of Family Studies
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2004
Holiday-Only Contact
This chapter, from Parent-Child Contact and Post-Separation Parenting Arrangements, discusses the issue of parental relocation after a divorce and the holiday-only child visitation arrangements.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Australian Institute of Family Studies
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2004
Points of Convergence
This chapter, from Parent-Child Contact and Post Separation Parenting Arrangements, discusses key issues relating to child custody arrangements and divorce.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Australian Institute of Family Studies
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2004
"Standard" Contact
This chapter, from Parent-Child Contact and Post Separation Parenting Arrangements, examines the extent of standard contact arrangements between non-resident parents and their children.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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The Australian Institute of Family Studies
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2004
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.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Status of Women Canada, Policy Research Fund
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February 01, 2003
Experiments in Living: The Fatherless Family
This paper looks at factors leading to the decline of two parent families and outlines the effects of single-parenting and divorce on men, women, and children.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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CIVITAS – The Institute for the Study of Civil Society
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September 01, 2002
Child Support and Children's Well-Being
This article looks at the economic disadvantages of children who live with only one biological parent, and focuses on issues pertaining to child custody and support.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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The Policy Institute for Family Impact Seminars
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April 04, 2001
The Positive Effects of Marriage: A Book of Charts
These charts highlight how the decline of marriage affects children and adults compared with the numerous benefits that marriage offers.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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The Heritage Foundation
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April 01, 2002
Primary Childcare Arrangements of Employed Parents: Findings from the 1999 National Survey of America's Families
This paper provides information about working parents' primary care arrangements for their children aged 0-12.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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The Urban Institute
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May 01, 2002
Divorce Reform and the Joint Exercise of Parental Authority: The Quebec Civil Law Perspective
This study examines Quebec civil law
This study was prepared in 1999 at the request of the Department of Justice and it describes the
civil law notion of joint exercise of parental authority and provides a critical analysis of how it is
applied and understood in Quebec.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Department of Justice Canada
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2000
Support From Both Parents
This paper looks at the need for both parents in single-parent families to financially support their children.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Children's Defense Fund
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October 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.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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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.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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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, ...
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Department of Justice Canada
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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:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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September 01, 1994
Lone-Father Families in Canada 1971-1996
This paper explores the nature of lone-father families, specifically with regard to the effects of single-parenting on employment, income and poverty.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Population Studies Centre University of Western Ontario
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June 09, 1999
Life Without Father: What Happens to the Children?
This paper studies the adverse effects of father absence in single-parent homes.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Center for Research and Child Wellbeing, Princeton University
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August 15, 2001
Changes in Family Structure and Child Well-Being: Evidence from the 2002 National Survey of America’s Families
This paper shows that children living with married parents experience less material hardship than children living in single-parent or cohabiting homes.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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The Urban Institute
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August 15, 2003
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:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Divorced/Separated Parenting
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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May 01, 1997
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