Tag: divorce rate
The brief’s key findings are: While the divorce rate is no longer rising, about 40 percent of marriages still end in divorce. The financial costs can be high: a divorcing couple pays legal fees, may need to sell illiquid assets, and has to cover the costs of two – rather than one – residence. Not surprisingly, t…
Abstract This study examines the effect of work-limiting disabilities on the likelihood of divorce. Theoretically, the effect depends on the disability hazard at the time of onset and the impact of disability on marital value. The theory therefore implies, based on a set of empirically supported premises, that the effect of disability on divorce should…
