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Changes in patterns of post-separation parenting over time: Recent Australian data

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2008

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Smyth, Bruce
Weston, Ruth
Moloney, Lawrie
Richardson, Nick
Temple, Jeromey

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La Trobe University

Abstract

This article examines continuity and change in post-separation patterns of parenting across a three-year time span. We analyse longitudinal data from two recent Australian studies: the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey; and the Caring for Children after Parental Separation (CFC) Project. Mother-residence was found to be the most common and the most stable pattern. Though far less common, father-residence also appeared to be reasonably stable. By contrast, shared care was found to be the most fluid of these three parenting configurations.

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Keywords: Children; Children's living arrangements; Divorce; Joint custody; Parental separation

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/53877

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ANU Research Publications

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Journal of Family Studies

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Journal article

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2037-12-31

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