Individual and social costs of divorce in Utah

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 133-151

  Schramm, David G ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Divorce; Economic costs; Government; Marital dissolution; Marriage

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744781539     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10834-005-9005-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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