Cooperative coparenting after relationship dissolution has been shown to be associated with increased father involvement which can buffer against the negative effects of parental relationship dissolution. Low-income, at-risk families are much more likely to experience relationship dissolutions;...

This study examined the cohabitation dissolution process in the Fragile Families and Child Well-being Study (n = 1572). Seventy percent of low-income mother's cohabiting unions that did not end in marriage dissolved within 5 years. Of those, 75% broke-up while 25% maintained a romantic...

While an extensive literature has shown that family structure is linked with child wellbeing, less well understood is how the dynamics within families affect children. Family systems theory posits that parents’ couple relationship is important for children’s well-being. In this paper, we use...