The Consequences of Divorce: Economic and Custodial Impact on Children and Adults

ISBN-13: 9781560241881 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 356 str.

Craig A. Everett

Opis

Brings to light little known implications of legal, economic and custodial factors following a divorce, going beyond the focus on emotional and social adjustment outcomes to explore in depth the post-divorce legal, economic and custodial variables affecting the entire family.

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Contents
Part I: Economic and Legal Factors

•  Introduction
• The Economics of Divorce: Findings from Seven States
• Standards of Adequacy for Child Support Awards
• Socioeconomic, Sociodemographic and Attitudinal Correlates of the Tempo of Divorce
• The Role of Coercion in Affecting Women’s Inferior Outcomes in Divorce: Implications of Researchers and Therapists
• The Effects of Background Characteristics of Attorneys and Judges on Decision Making in Domestic Relations Court: An Analysis of Child Support Awards
• Child Support Awards: Links With Alimony and In-Kind Support
• Australia’s New Child Support Scheme
• Inequalities for Women in the California Divorce Law
• Part II: Custodial Patterns and Influences
• Level of Satisfaction of Fathers and Mothers With Joint or Sole Custody Arrangements: Results of a Questionnaire
• The Consequences of Divorce Proceedings for Divorced Fathers
• Discontinuity Between Pre- and Post-Divorce Father-Child Relationships: New Evidence Regarding Paternal Disengagement
• Mothers Without Custody: Treatment Issues
• Infant and Toddlers and Post-Divorce Parental Access: An Initial Exploration
• Issues of Split Custody: Siblings Separated by Divorce
• Children of Divorce and Their Viewpoints on Visiting-Rights
• The Effects of Parental Divorce on Children in West Germany: Emphasis: From the View of Children
• Custody Disputes in Context
• A Critical Moment for Intervention: After the Smoke of the Battle Clears and Custody has Been Won
• Index

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Craig A. Everett