By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The results of a new study on cohabitation is adding to the mounting pile of evidence that living together before marriage leads to increased risk of divorce and lower satisfaction in marriage.
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Study Details High Economic Costs of Divorce
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A new report by the Institute of Marriage and Family Canada says the cost of family breakdown to society amounts to more than $6 billion a year in the U.S.
Study Finds Harmful Effects of Cohabitation on Children
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A Canadian study has found that children living in households with cohabiting parents are more likely to engage in risky behaviors than children who are raised in intact two-parent families.
