Sharing roles, sharing custody? Couples characteristics and children's living arrangements at separation

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 157-172

  Juby, Heather ^a,d   Bourdais, Céline L E ^b   Marcil Gratton, Nicole ^c  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d CENTRE URBANISATION CULTURE SOCIÉTÉ   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Divorce; Separation; Shared custody; Sole father custody

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744437845     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-2445.2005.00012.x     Document Type: Review

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