Child Custody and Child Support

Abstract

Since the 1960s, growing proportions of children worldwide have been experiencing their parents’ separation at an increasingly early age. In the United States and in many other western countries, between 40 and 50 percent of marriages end in divorce (Amato and Boyd, 2014). Parental separation entails a series of transitions and family reorganizations, including changes in parenting arrangements, residence, family relationships, and standard of living, that influence children's development and adjustment over time. All pose risks for children's outcomes.