SOCB49H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Child Custody
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Focusing on domestic violence (week 10 readings: tutorial #7 next thursday is optional. Keep up with updates on this: analytical essay related matter, marriage dissolution. Introduction: upon completion of the section, you should: Be knowledgeable about statistical trends of divorce in canada; Understand historical evolvement of divorce legislation in canada; Be able to analyze the effects of divorce. Statistical trends in canada: # of divorce filings; In 2000, 70 000 divorce cases per year: risk of divorce over years; When and how long a marriage lasts. Less than 1/1000 cases filed for divorce before 1st anniversary of marriage. After 1st anniversary, divorce rate is about 4-5/1000. 4th year starts to decrease for each additional year of marriage. Majority of 60% divorce rates were for couples married for fewer than 15y: crude divorce rate; For every 100 000 people in canadian pop. 200-220/100 000 people: total divorce rate; Proportion of new marriage projected to end in divorce before 13th anniversary.
