Parenting arrangements after separation
Research summary— October 2019
Summary of the findings from studies of post-separation parenting outcomes, including family law case files analyses and surveys of separated parents.
Publications
All publications are also listed in our library catalogue.
Children living in “complex” households
LSAC Annual Statistical Report 2015 chapter— October 2016
Around 43 per cent of children under the age of 13 grow up in complex families.
Understanding parenting disputes after separation
Lawrie Moloney, Bruce Smyth, Nick Richardson and Sally Capper
Research Report No. 36 — August 2016
Explores the behaviour of separated parents by exploring the psychology of post-separation parental disputes and then interrogating three data sets.
Experiences of Separated Parents Study
Rae Kaspiew, Rachel Carson, Jessie Dunstan, John De Maio, Sharnee Moore, Lawrie Moloney, Diana Smart, Lixia Qu, Melissa Coulson and Sarah Tayton
Evaluation of the 2012 Family Violence Amendments— October 2015
Compares the experiences of parents who had separated either before or after the family law reforms were introduced.
Children's Contact Services: Key issues
Joanne Commerford and Cathryn Hunter
CFCA Paper No. 35 — October 2015
This paper describes the characteristics of families using Children’s Contact Services, and outlines key issues for service provision in this area
Post-separation parenting, property and relationship dynamics after five years
Commissioned report— December 2014
Presents findings from Wave 3, conducted in 2012 with 9,028 parents five years after separation.
Families, policy and the law: Selected essays on contemporary issues for Australia
Collection— May 2014
This AIFS book explore some of the complexities of the child and family issues facing those working in social policy and legal systems
Families, life events and family service delivery: A literature review
Lawrie Moloney, Ruth Weston, Lixia Qu and Alan Hayes
Research Report No. 20 — August 2012
This report reviews the literature on life events experienced by families and ways in which they prepare for and/or deal with them
The impact of child support payments on the labour supply decisions of resident mothers
Matthew Taylor and Matthew Gray
Research Paper No. 47 — October 2010
This report analyses the effect of receipt of child support payments on the labour supply of resident mothers
Evaluation of the 2006 family law reforms
Rae Kaspiew, Matthew Gray, Ruth Weston, Lawrie Moloney, Kelly Hand, Lixia Qu and the Family Law Evaluation Team
Report— December 2009
The evaluation assessed the extent to which, by 2009, the changes to the family law system had been effective in achieving the policy aims
