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Investigating the Financial Circumstances of Separated and Divorced Parents: Implications for Family Law Reform

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The "re-discovery" of poverty among single-parent families headed by women (the majority of whom are divorced) raises a number of questions about the way in which income inequalities and poverty are explained. This paper presents findings of an analysis of the 1990 Canadian General Social Survey, Cycle 5: Family and Friends, regarding the financial circumstances of separated and divorced parents. The implications of the findings for income support policies and practices will be examined. Following a critique of the liberal political discourse within which the "feminization of poverty" debate has taken place, it will be argued that the way in which the issue of post-divorce family poverty is conceptualized is problematic, as is existing policy practice.

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  • Jane Pulkingham, 1995. "Investigating the Financial Circumstances of Separated and Divorced Parents: Implications for Family Law Reform," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 21(1), pages 1-19, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:cpp:issued:v:21:y:1995:i:1:p:1-19
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    1. Nezih Guner & John Knowles, 2000. "Marriage, Fertility And Divorce: A Dynamic Equilibrium Analysis Of Social Policy In Canada," Computing in Economics and Finance 2000 352, Society for Computational Economics.
    2. Matthew Gray & Bruce Chapman, 2007. "Relationship break-down and the economic welfare of Australian mothers and their children," Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE), Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC), Curtin Business School, vol. 10(4), pages 253-277.

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