This report provides statistics on divorce and changes in living arrangements of children, in particular, the children of divorced parents. Also provides data on child support and alimony payments received by women.
Detailed tables show data as follows: Number of divorces and divorce rates with percent changes from previous years; children under 18 years old involved in parents' divorce and living with two parents or with one parent, by sex of parent and marital status; two-parent and one-parent families by race; characteristics of one-parent families maintained by a woman; characteristics of currently divorced, separated, remarried, and never-married women by amount of child support payments received, total money income, and poverty status; and characteristics of currently divorced and separated women by receipt of alimony payments.
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