A recent survey carried out by the Fostering Network has found that 90% of Scottish children in care and sons and daughters of foster carers think that foster carers should receive a proper salary. Around 80% also believe that foster carers should be paid an allowance to cover the costs of providing foster care, and that this allowance should be set at the same level across Scotland.
A new study by researchers at Iowa State University has found that in around a quarter of divorces, couples might actually have been happier if they had stayed married, and therefore their divorce was what researchers have termed “inefficient”.
The Central Statistics Office of Ireland has released the latest publication in its series of Census 2011 results, showing that the number of people who were married in Ireland increased by 9.2% between 2006 and 2011 to 1,708,604. The data also revealed that 32 was the age at which married women outnumbered their single counterparts, while for men it was two years higher at 34.
A recent study has found that the end of the school holidays can trigger an increase in the number of divorces or separations.
More than half of divorce attorneys (51%) cited an increase in postnuptial agreements during the past three years in a recent poll of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyer (AAML) members. In addition, 36% of the respondents noted an increase in wives initiating the requests.
The rift between the Scottish Government and the Catholic church over the introduction of same sex marriage has continued to deepen, reports the Scotsman.
American companies XO Group and Chase Card Services have announced the results of an across-lifestage survey titled "Why Couples Clash" exploring the sources and frustrations behind couples' financial clashes.
A recent American study has found that long-term separations are more common amongst couples who can't afford to divorce.
A recent paper from the Marriage and Religion Research Institute (MARRI) in America has looked at the part a successful marriage has to play in macroeconomic growth.
Figures recently published by the Office for National Statistics have shown the number of civil partnerships that have been formed in the UK.
The Scottish Children's Reporter Administration has published its Official Statistics 2011/12, which reveal that for the fifth consecutive year there has been a fall in the number of children and young people being referred to the Reporter.
Removing the requirement for corroboration in Scots law could help to protect the rights of victims of domestic abuse, the Solicitor General has said.
A couple from Israel have divorced after the wife refused to get rid of her 550 cats, reports the Times of Israel.
The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission, which is responsible for the functions of the Child Support Agency (CSA), has published the latest statistics on CSA operations. The CSA is responsible for tracing non-resident parents, working out how much child maintenance they should pay and collecting and enforcing payments.
Recent research from America by the National Center for Health Statistics has found that there has been an increase in the number of children born outside marriage across American women of all age groups.
British women and men are choosing to marry partners who are increasingly from the same social class as themselves, despite modern society offering them more choice than ever before, according to new research by the think tank IPPR. The new analysis is part of an on-going IPPR project on how women’s aspirations have changed across different generations.
New research from the national charity, 4Children, has revealed the extent of conflict and violence in Britain’s families.
Match.com, the online dating site, has released findings from its second annual Singles in America study.
