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The implications of child support for housing after relationship dissolution
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Walter, MM and Hewitt, B and Natalier, KA and Wulff, M and Reynolds, M, The implications of child support for housing after relationship dissolution, Journal of Family Studies, 16, (1) pp. 77-87. ISSN 1322-9400 (2010) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
In this article we investigate the associatiom between the payment and receipt of child support and
housing circumstances of both resident and non-resident parents. We do so by analysing data from
Wave 4 of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey. The final
analytic sample comprised 1,043 separated parents (637 resident parents, 406 non-resident parents).
Our finding indicate that for resident parents the receipt of child support payments above
$75 per week was significantly associated with better housing circumstances. By contrast, the payment of child support was not significantly related to housing outcomes for non-resident parents.
Overall our results suggest that resident parents in receipt of child support, particularly above the
median amount, live with their children in betterr housing circumstances than resident parents
receiving little or no child support. While this finding makes intuitive sense - moneyy matters - the
way in which child support appears to be diffirentially related to the housing circumstances of resident
and non-resident parents warrants forther investigation.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | divorce; parental separation; children; housing; child support |
Research Division: | Human Society |
Research Group: | Sociology |
Research Field: | Social change |
Objective Division: | Law, Politics and Community Services |
Objective Group: | Community services |
Objective Field: | Families and family services |
UTAS Author: | Walter, MM (Professor Maggie Walter) |
UTAS Author: | Natalier, KA (Dr Kristin Natalier) |
ID Code: | 63831 |
Year Published: | 2010 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 12 |
Deposited By: | Sociology and Social Work |
Deposited On: | 2010-06-03 |
Last Modified: | 2015-02-23 |
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