Attitudes toward inheritance following divorce and remarriage

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 289-314

  Coleman, Marilyn ^a   Ganong, Lawrence H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Divorce; In laws; Inheritance; Intergenerational obligations; Remarriage; Wills

Indexed keywords

EID: 3843127887     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022973731765     Document Type: Article

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