..the income of the male rises significantly after the divorce, ...I've heard this before and I can't see how this could possibly be true. Child support payments are absolutely devastating. If I were to get divorced, I'd be lucky to be able to afford a cardboard box under an overpass.
...while the income, and living standard of the female, and the children, drops dramatically...
How does whatever income you had before plus child support equal a dramatic drop? I bet the researchers who "discovered" this had some help from Enron accountants.
..funny how we dont here much about that...
I hear it all the time (in the context of discusssions such as these). And I believe that it is a bald-faced lie.
FYI..I believe the study referred to middle class and upper middle class women who were traditional stay at home moms..after the kids were gone..hubby wanted out...no fault made it easy...just divide the assets..no longer any alimony..just a "maintenance" payment for a few years..what always happened was that the house was usually the biggest asset...the women went for it..basically they couldn't afford to keep it, or maintain their lifestyle....while their husbands usually hit their peak earning years after the divorce......I believe the study was reviewed in an article/book by Christine Hoff Sommers, but I could be wrong...