Divorce and Child Support

Divorce and Child Support

Introduction

The growth rate of divorces in the past 25 years in most developed countries and the difficult financial situation of mothers who stay with their children after the collapse of marriage, led to the emergence of trends in "feminization of poverty.”Indeed, among single-parent families, poverty is much more high, than in families consisting of couples with children, the ratio of the average their income single-parent families to the average income in total make up 85% in the developed countries, ranging from 69% to 76% - in Western Europe (76% - in France) and less than 60% - in the U.S., Canada and Australia. Position-parent families in USA, from this point of view, completely coincides with the situation in other countries is the share of single-parent families poor ahead of all other types of families, and compared with full families with children, their average income 62% (Herring, 2011). The main share of single-parent families account for divorced women children, so it is important to consider the extent to which mothers tial support of her ex-husband (alimony) and state (allowances for de- children) helps mothers to full care and upbringing of children, remaining in their custody after a divorce.

Every year in USA, 500-600 thousand divorces are recorded, resulting in 400 to 600 thousand children remain with single parent. This is not surprising that issues of child custody is an important factor (in USA, usually a child stays with his mother), which affects the mental and physical health of children after divorce. In addition, the age of the children is also a key factor affecting their psyche after a divorce. Different age groups of children differently perceive and experience the situation "before" "during" and "after" the end of the marriage. According to a research, couples at a low level of conflict represent about 50% of divorces. Unlike those who stay together, they seem to lack commitment to family life, community and friends, maintain positive attitudes towards divorce and have a greater willingness to take risks. They are also less likely to have experienced a divorce of their parents so that they may be more naive and underestimate the consequences for their children. Thus, ironically, divorces that have the greatest potential to harm children occur among couples who have the greatest potential for reconciliation.

These couples should, if they decide to separate, make every effort to put a priority to the needs of their children (Skinner, 2009). According to UNESCO, Belarus is one of the "non-family" countries. In the ranking of states with the largest number of divorces we give only the Maldives, Russia, and Guam. After a divorce, parents have an obligation to participate in the maintenance and education of children. The parent with whom the child lives contributes daily. The other parent, meanwhile, will pay a child support order to do his duty. Parents have a duty to feed, maintain and raise their children. When parents divorce or separate, the one responsible for the child ...