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Author: Jacob, Herbert
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Another Look at No-Fault Divorce and the Post-Divorce Finances of Women Law and Society Review 23,1 (February 1989): 95-115 Cohort(s): Young Women Publisher: Sage Publications Keyword(s): Child Support; Divorce; Wages, Women; Work Experience Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Findings from recent studies by Lenore J. Weitzman (eg, see IRPS No. 30/85c00570) and others suggest that no-fault divorce has harmed women. These findings are tested by examining the effects of no-fault divorce on the financial situation of women using 1968-1983 data on salary and wage income, home ownership, and child support from the young women's cohort of the National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Market Experience conducted by the US Bureau of Census. Analysis does not support the hypothesis that no-fault divorce produces adverse financial effects; rather, it appears that no-fault has had little effect on women's finances. Alternative models that might explain how divorce law affects the financial condition of women are suggested. 6 Tables, 33 References. (Copyright 1989, Sociological Abstracts, Inc., all rights reserved.) |
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Jacob, Herbert. "Another Look at No-Fault Divorce and the Post-Divorce Finances of Women." Law and Society Review 23,1 (February 1989): 95-115.
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No Fault Divorce and the Post-Divorce Finances of Women Presented: Washington, DC, Meetings of the Law and Society Association, American Political Science Association, 1987 Cohort(s): Young Women Publisher: American Political Science Association Keyword(s): Divorce; Family Income; Marital Status; Wages This study examines Weitzman's hypothesis that the passage of no-fault laws has worsened the post-divorce financial situation of women. Using data from the Young Women's cohort (1968-1983), the analysis found no support for that hypothesis. No relationship was found between net family assets or salary and wage income of respondent (and husband, if present) and location of divorce or year of divorce (a proxy for location). |
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Bibliography Citation
Jacob, Herbert. "No Fault Divorce and the Post-Divorce Finances of Women." Presented: Washington, DC, Meetings of the Law and Society Association, American Political Science Association, 1987. |