Ganong, Lawrence H.,

Changing families, changing responsibilities : family obligations following divorce and remarriage / Lawrence H. Ganong and Marilyn Coleman. - viii, 203 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Who Is Responsible for Dependent Family Members? Parental Financial Support of Children Following Divorce -- Mom's House? Dad's House? Parents' Responsibility to Assume Physical Custody of Children -- Older Family Members' Financial Obligations to Younger Generations -- Adults' Obligations to Parents, In-laws, and Stepparents: A Review of the Literature -- Responsibilities to Elders After the Divorce of the Middle Generation -- Building Models of Intergenerational Obligations -- Appendices: -- Vignettes Used in the Family Obligations Studies -- Methods.

0805826912 9780805826913

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Divorce--United States
Remarriage--United States
Divorced parents--United States
Children of divorced parents--United States
Intergenerational relations--United States

HQ834. / G375 1999

306.89