Research report Aug 1985
The economic consequences of marriage breakdown in Australia: A Summary
Research findings and conclusions and details suggestions for short- and long-term strategies; a summary report outlines the main issues.
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Research report Aug 1985
Research findings and conclusions and details suggestions for short- and long-term strategies; a summary report outlines the main issues.
Family Matters article Apr 1997
This paper examines the long term social and economic outcomes for children of divorced families as they enter into adulthood, and discusses the intergenerational patterns of divorce and parent child relationships after divorce.
Research report Jun 1999
Data presented in this paper are drawn from the Australian Divorce Transitions Project, a random national telephone survey of 650 divorce Australians.
Family Matters article Apr 2011
This article discusses the wealth of material on adoption in Australia, which include historical records, analyses of historical practices, case studies, expert opinions, personal testimony provided to two parliamentary inquiries, but the limited empirical research on the issue of past-adoption practices and its impact on those involved.
Family Matters article Dec 1993
This paper examines the financial, physical and emotional wellbeing of adolescents from sole-mother and couple families, some of whose parents are in paid work and some not.
Family Matters article Jun 1999
This article sets out to show why proposed changes to rules of the of the Family Law Act governing property settlement in divorce, currently being considered by the Attorney-General's department, are so contentious.
Policy and practice paper May 2008
Examines bullying and its impact on young people’s health and wellbeing, and the significance of family relationships in dealing with bullying.
Family Matters article Aug 1992
Data from the Australian Institute of Family Studies' Becoming Adult Study are used to explore the effect of parental separation and divorce on young adults.