Can Physics Solve Custody Battles?
Parents with multiple ex-partners and children can plan their weekend custody schedules with a not-so-simple mathematical model.
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Divorce
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Marriage May Calm a Criminal Impulse in Men
Likewise, divorce can send past offenders back into lives of crime.
Veiled Doubts: New Data on Reasons to Say ‘I Don’t’
Doubts before “I do” can predict unhappy marriages and even divorce, but many brides walk down the aisle anyway.
Should Wedding Gowns Come in Camo and Khaki?
Ongoing studies find that even with divorces creeping up, military marriages (when the man is the one serving) are as durable as their civilian counterpart, if not more so.
R.I.P. Traditional Marriage
What the fading of traditional marriage tells us about our growing class divide.
Prop 8 May Be Same-Sex Couples’ Least Worry
A family law professor explains why differences between states over gay marriage may lead to a deluge of court cases.
Deadbeat Dad Policy Needs Renewed Scrutiny
Offering help to fathers who can’t — as opposed to won’t — make child support payments.
What I Could Tell Tiger About Divorce
The changing complexity of American family life keeps researchers busy and a father finds it hard to share the daddy space with his kids' new stepfather.
The Edwards Effect?
Life-threatening illnesses can disrupt even the most stable marriages, but new research suggests that men are far more likely to divorce a terminally ill spouse.
Helping Kids Weather Divorce
Research into helping families cope with divorce is finally bearing fruit, but some governments continue funding unproven programs.