Determinants of Child Custody Arrangements at Divorce.

Fox, Greer Litton; Kelly, Robert F.

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ERIC Number: EJ515744

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1995

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Determinants of Child Custody Arrangements at Divorce.

Fox, Greer Litton; Kelly, Robert F.

Journal of Marriage and the Family, v57 n3 p693-708 Aug 1995

Using data on 509 cases from a census of a large Michigan county's divorces involving minor children filed in the early 1980s, modeled the likelihood that mothers versus fathers would receive sole custody. Found substantial gender differences in the effects of socioeconomic and legal process variables on custody outcomes. (JBJ)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Child Custody, Child Welfare, Children, Civil Law, Court Litigation, Divorce, Economic Factors, Elementary Secondary Education, Fathers, Mothers, Parent Background, Sex Differences

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Michigan

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