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The Economics of Post-Divorce Parenthood: Child Support, Custody, Remarriage, Stepparent Investment, and the Redistribution of Family Benefits

Abstract

This study examines how financial costs, household benefits, caregiving, parental access, authority, and long-term relational returns are redistributed after divorce and remarriage. It addresses whether a former husband finances a household primarily benefiting a new husband, who receives the greatest benefit from child support, and how reduced or obstructed parental contact changes the…

Author
Francisco M. Martinez
Publication date
August 24, 2026
Version
1.0
DOI
10.5281/zenodo.22074950
Research program
Leadership, Institutions, and Organizational Systems
Version of record
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