One million children are meant to receive child support each year. Proposed changes will help them in some ways, but fall short of addressing big problems.
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Research tracking Canadians through marriage, childbirth, divorce and widowhood finds that entry into self-employment can be shaped as much by household circumstances as by individual ambition.
Your kids don’t need to know the ins and outs of why you’re separating. But being clear and involving them in decisions that affect them can help them adjust.
Labour migration separated husbands and wives for long periods.
Relationships rarely collapse in a single moment. They fade through the quiet loss of shared moments that once made the relationship feel alive.
These breakup albums can help listeners to grieve previous relationships.
As support for secessionist movements increases, it’s vital that political leaders reduce the divisions that threaten to tear the US apart.
The case settles a longstanding question: how does a civil marriage affect a couple’s earlier customary marriage?
A psychology expert reviews this story of marital disharmony that, for some viewers, might feel a bit too close for comfort.
Greater longevity of marriages has been heralded as a sign of more successful relationships, but the reality is far more nuanced.
The drama playing out over the late actor’s assets offers valuable lessons for anyone leaving an estate – large or small – to their loved ones or a favorite charity.
Divorce rates are near 50-year lows. The high cost of housing could be a big factor.
The special bond between owners and pets has been recognised in family law changes, with dogs and cats defined as companion animals and not just property.
Zulu custom opposes divorce except in very particular circumstances. But King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has turned to the courts to end his marriage.
In 1987, researchers lamented how schools were organised ‘around the assumption that the nuclear family is the norm’. New research suggests very little has changed.
New research examines the link between extreme weather and divorce in a small monogamous tropical songbird, the Seychelles warbler. Concerningly, extreme rain and dry spells increased divorce rates.
English law considers pets as property, so court decisions may not be in your dog or cat’s best interests.
Personal activism has achieved major legislative change, such as no-fault divorce and the decriminalisation of homosexuality and abortion. But it’s also used by groups who want to reverse that change.
We surveyed 140 separated Australian parents about their experiences dealing with their child’s school.
Almost half of children in Sweden with separated parents now split their time equally between the two households.
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Reader in Law, Cardiff University
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