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Divorce foretells child's future care for elderly parent
Date:9/14/2007

me transition when the child is an adult reduces the chances of a child helping the father.

There is also evidence that the more a childs life was spent with a divorced mother, the higher the chances that child will provide assistance when the mother is older, Davey said.

One surprising finding was that both mothers and fathers are only half as likely to get support from a non-biological child. This has important implications for those who reach old age anticipating help from step-children.

Society does not yet have a clear set of expectations for step-childrens responsibility, Davey said.

Despite the findings, this does not mean these potential effects damage the parent-child relationship as a whole, Davey said.

While marital transitions dont seem to cause irreparable damage to the support that children provide to parents in later life, they do disrupt the needs and resources of both generations. Each child in the family can experience the same event differently in ways that can still be seen when the parents reach old age, he said.

Given how common marital transitions have become, and how complex families have become as a result, its surprising that the effects arent even more pronounced. Davey added.


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Contact: Eryn Jelesiewicz
eryn.jelesiewicz@temple.edu
215-707-0730
Temple University
Source:Eurekalert

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