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This book addresses the repercussions of no-fault divorce, identifies the problems that have been created by no-fault, and offers a program for divorce law reform. It presents an economic framework for reform that would reduce the injustices introduced by no-fault divorce.

Since 1970, all the states adopted no-fault divorce statutes, which have had the unexpected effect of producing dire financial conditions for many divorced women and their children. In this important study, economist and lawyer Allen Parkman shows how no-fault divorce has systematically operated against the interests of these women and children. With rare economic and legal insight, Parkman argues that by changing the grounds for divorce witho...

An economist specializing in marriage and family issues shows how choosing a spouse by emotion alone has fueled the now 50 percent divorce rate, and why adding a business-oriented approach to finding a mate and marriage is a realistic foundation for relationship success.

Based on sociological and economic analysis, Good Intentions Gone Awry presents valuable new insights into the impact of divorce on American society. Rather than blaming the deterioration in the quality of family life on the decline in so-called 'family values, ' lawyer and economist Parkman argues that adults are responding to the incentives created by new opportunities and legal rules. Allen M. Parkman discusses the issues surrounding this s...