Since the 1970s almost all states have introduced a form of joint custody after divorce. We analyze the causal effect … of these custody law reforms on the incidence of marriage and divorce. Our identification strategy exploits the different … evidence for an impact of joint custody on divorce rates. In sum, joint custody has increased the stock of married people and …

more aggregated state-level. Quantitatively, the impact of marriage on interstate risk sharing varies over divorce regimes. …

Many countries have enacted legislation over the past few decades making divorce easier. Some countries have legalized … divorce where it had previously been banned, and many have eased the conditions required for a divorce, such as allowing … unilateral divorce (both spouses do not have to agree on the divorce). Divorce laws can regulate the grounds for divorce …

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

This is the report of the project, Social Cohesion and Civil Law: Marriage, Divorce and Religious Courts, funded by the … marriage and divorce. It examines the workings of three religious courts in detail: a Jewish Beth Din; a matrimonial tribunal …

marriage, especially in marriages between cousins. The contract notes that it is to be paid, however, in the event of divorce …. Divorce in Iran historically has been easier for a man to obtain than for a woman. Men could exercise the right of repudiation … grounds, such as insanity or impotence. Legislation was passed permitting women to initiate divorce proceedings in certain …

In this paper we discuss a study of the experiences of 126 individuals who participated in online divorce mediation in … The Netherlands. Divorce is a dispute in which the parties have to distribute a large pool of assets and responsibilities …. The distributive dimension of divorce substantiates the expectation that one of the parties may be more content with the …