Smyth, BruceWeston, RuthMoloney, LawrieRichardson, NickTemple, Jeromey2015-12-101322-9400http://hdl.handle.net/1885/53877This 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.Keywords: Children; Children's living arrangements; Divorce; Joint custody; Parental separation20082015-12-09