children. It remains an open question of whether long-term effects of early childhood conditions arise because divorce laws … raise the likelihood of parental marital disruption, or whether unilateral divorce laws also affect children in intact … divorce laws on the well-being of children, and this effect remains even when controlling for childhood variables. We conclude …

Children can be considered as a marriage-specific investment that increases the value of the marriage, making a divorce … children conceived during first marriage. Our results indicate that the presence of children significantly reduces the … probability of marital disruption. In addition, the younger the children, the greater the deterrent effect. In contrast, we …

divorce. Gender-neutral custody laws introduced beginning in the 1970's provided married fathers, in principle, equal rights …

Custody laws governing living arrangements for children following their parents' divorce have changed dramatically …

-selection behavior within marriages. China's 2001 divorce reform liberalized divorce in favor of women and secured women's property …