ARE WOMEN LOSING THE BATTLE? NO-FAULT DIVORCE

No-Fault Dovorces do not give women with dependent children enough money to live on without significant reduction in their standard of living. The divorces do not effectively take into consideration new expenses a single mother has after a divorce, and they ignore the fact that most women are not th...

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Published in:ABA journal 1989-11, Vol.75 (11), p.76-80
Main Author: MULROY, THOMAS M.
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Alimony
Child support
Children
Divorce
Divorce law
Men
Mothers
No fault divorces
School age children
Single parents
Standard of living
Women
Womens rights
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Summary:No-Fault Dovorces do not give women with dependent children enough money to live on without significant reduction in their standard of living. The divorces do not effectively take into consideration new expenses a single mother has after a divorce, and they ignore the fact that most women are not the economic equals of their ex-husbands. Federal efforts to solve the problem appear to have made it worse.
ISSN:0747-0088
2162-7983