EXPENDITURES ON CHILDREN AND VISITATION TIME: A Reply to Garfinkel, McLanahan, and Wallerstein

Family Court Review

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 350-362

  Fabricius, William V ^a   Braver, Sanford L ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

child support; economic outcomes of divorce; father's financial support; parenting time

Indexed keywords

EID: 85045159108     PISSN: 15312445     EISSN: 17441617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.174-1617.2004.tb00654.x     Document Type: Article

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