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- Title
Shared Residence After Separation: A Review and New Findings from the Netherlands.
- Authors
Poortman, Anne‐Rigt; van Gaalen, Ruben
- Abstract
In 2009 the Dutch legislator introduced a law that sought to encourage shared residence. We summarize key findings on shared residence from prior work in the Netherlands, and present new data. Previous research showed that shared residence has increased steadily in recent decades. Our recent estimates revealed that shared residence increased from nearly 20% in 2008 (prereform) to 28% in 2010 (postreform). Official court data showed a decline again to a little over 20% in 2013. We also found shared residence to be less a stable arrangement than mother or father residence. Consistent with earlier studies, parents with shared residence were found to be well-resourced parents with little conflict and few personal problems. These parents were also more likely to maintain this arrangement, but the instability of shared residence also appeared to be related to practical circumstances and to children's needs. Earlier findings on the consequences of shared residence for child and parent well-being were mixed, but suggest positive effects.
- Subjects
NETHERLANDS; PART-time parenting; CHILD care; DOMESTIC relations; EXTERNALIZING behavior; CHILD custody policy; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Family Court Review, 2017, Vol 55, Issue 4, p531
- ISSN
1531-2445
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/fcre.12302