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Mothers recover financially faster from divorce
06/03/2008
While solicitors will note that women in Belfast and Northern Ireland who choose to divorce are usually much worse off financially, mothers may be recovering faster than they used to.
Although mothers in Belfast and Northern Ireland experience a significant drop in income after their solicitor has finalised their divorce, they are suffering less hardship than they did a decade ago, a new study shows.
According to analysis by the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) at Essex University, husbands in Belfast and Northern Ireland are financially better off than their wives and children when they separate.
However, the amount that mothers in Belfast and Northern Ireland lose after their separation is organised by a solicitor has dropped considerably.
The authors of the study conclude that these statistics reflect the fact that more mothers are now active in the workplace than a decade ago and well as qualifying for state benefits to enable them to work.
Professor Stephen Jenkins said the introduction of the working families tax credit in 1998 helped to make work pay.
While mothers may be happier after solicitors have helped to annul an unhappy marriage, the fact remains that unless women find a new partner or job, their income is unlikely to recover very much.
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Although mothers in Belfast and Northern Ireland experience a significant drop in income after their solicitor has finalised their divorce, they are suffering less hardship than they did a decade ago, a new study shows.
According to analysis by the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) at Essex University, husbands in Belfast and Northern Ireland are financially better off than their wives and children when they separate.
However, the amount that mothers in Belfast and Northern Ireland lose after their separation is organised by a solicitor has dropped considerably.
The authors of the study conclude that these statistics reflect the fact that more mothers are now active in the workplace than a decade ago and well as qualifying for state benefits to enable them to work.
Professor Stephen Jenkins said the introduction of the working families tax credit in 1998 helped to make work pay.
While mothers may be happier after solicitors have helped to annul an unhappy marriage, the fact remains that unless women find a new partner or job, their income is unlikely to recover very much.
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