The effective dates of no-fault divorce laws in the 50 states

Family Relations

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 317-324

  Vlosky, Denese Ashbaugh ^a   Monroe, Pamela A ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Divorce; Family; Law; No fault divorce

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036804955     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2002.00317.x     Document Type: Article

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