Family Matters article Aug 2011
How do pregnancy and newborns affect the household budget?
This article discusses the impact of a newborn’s arrival on a family’s financial situation, focusing on changes in household budgets and spending patterns.
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Family Matters article Aug 2011
This article discusses the impact of a newborn’s arrival on a family’s financial situation, focusing on changes in household budgets and spending patterns.
Family Matters article Aug 2011
The wellbeing of Australian families is affected by the resources they have available at present and anticipate will be available in the future (Saunders & Zhu, 2009). Part of that anticipation consists of expectations about what may be left to them by their parents. Those expectations matter.
Policy and practice paper Jun 2011
Discussion of the factors affecting relationship satisfaction for new parents and the types of programs that can support the transition to parenthood.
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 Apr 2011
Living-apart-together (LAT) relationships in Australia
Family Matters article Apr 2011
Family Matters article on UK family policy
Family Matters article Apr 2011
Family Matters article on children in poverty
Family Matters article Mar 2011
This article reports on the findings of a mixed-method research project that examined relocation cases litigated prior to the 2006 reforms to the family law system.
Family Matters article Mar 2011
Family Matters article on mothers who are liable to pay child support
Family Matters article Mar 2011
This article reports key findings of two national online surveys with adults and children in relation to post-separation parenting, which formed part of larger research commissioned by the Australian Attorney-General into family law and family violence in Australia in 2009.