The Nation - News from Oct. 27, 1985
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No-fault divorce laws have backfired, causing an average 73% drop in the standard of living for women and children in the first year after a divorce, Lenore Weitzman, an associate professor at Stanford University, told U.S. News & World Report. No-fault divorce was designed to reach more equitable economic settlements. But Weitzman cited census data showing 85% of divorced women are not awarded alimony. Child support averages $200 a month for two children, she said.
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