Research report Apr 1984
Children in stepfamilies: Their legal and family status
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Discusses the appropriateness of adoption as a way of establishing the legal status and family relationships of stepchildren and stepparents
Research report Apr 1984
Discusses the appropriateness of adoption as a way of establishing the legal status and family relationships of stepchildren and stepparents
Research report Aug 1985
Research findings and conclusions and details suggestions for short- and long-term strategies; a summary report outlines the main issues.
Research report May 1987
Research findings and conclusions and details suggestions for short- and long-term strategies; a summary report outlines the main issues.
Research report Jun 1983
Analyses information obtained in September 1982 of Family Court practices in regard to the welfare of and provision for children in divorce cases.
Research report Dec 1986
This book explores the economic impact of divorce on couples in Australia and the laws that affect income and financial arrangements
Research report Dec 2009
This summary report provides an overview of the evaluation findings
Research report Feb 2006
Proceedings from the international forum held at Parliament House in Canberra on 1–2 December 2005
Research report Jan 2011
This paper investigates the lower employment rates of single mothers by comparing their employment transition rates with those of partnered mothers
Research snapshot Feb 2012
Summary of the ways in which adoption currently operates, past adoption practices, and the potential impacts adoption has on those involved.
Media release Feb 2012
Changes to Australia’s adoption rates and practices are drawn together in a new detailed facts sheet released today by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.