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Title: Do joint custody laws improve family well-being? Joint child custody laws affect not only divorced families but intact families as well
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Publication Year: 2015
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Abstract: Custody laws governing living arrangements for children following their parents’ divorce have changed dramatically since the 1970s. Traditionally, one parent—usually the mother—was assigned sole custody of the child. Today, many divorced parents continue to share parental rights and responsibilities through joint custody arrangements. While joint custody laws have improved the situation of divorced fathers, recent empirical research has documented intended and unintended consequences of joint custody laws for families in such areas as family formation, labor force participation, suicide, domestic violence, and child outcomes.
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Authors: Halla, Martin
Publisher: IZA World of Labor
Data Collections: IPUMS CPS
Topics: Family and Marriage, Work, Family, and Time
Countries: United States