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Divorce Law

Divorce Law is the branch of Family Law that establishes the legal grounds, procedures, and consequences for the dissolution of marriage and the determination of ancillary matters between the parties.

1.2K

Publications

46.8K

Citations

1.5K

Authors

536

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

168

Variants

Matrimonial Law

Parents

Children

Publications

1.2K

Bargaining in the Shadow of the Law: The Case of Divorce

Robert H. Mnookin, Lewis A. Kornhauser · The Yale Law Journal · 1979 · 1.5K citations · Full text

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Did Unilateral Divorce Laws Raise Divorce Rates? A Reconciliation and New Results

Justin Wolfers · American Economic Review · 2006 · 958 citations

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Marriage Market, Divorce Legislation, and Household Labor Supply

Pierre‐André Chiappori, Bernard Fortin, Guy Lacroix · Journal of Political Economy · 2002 · 891 citations

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The marriage-go-round: the state of marriage and the family in America today

Choice Reviews Online · 2010 · 881 citations

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Bargaining in the Shadow of the Law: Divorce Laws and Family Distress

Bryan Stevenson, Justin Wolfers · The Quarterly Journal of Economics · 2006 · 587 citations

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Authors

1.5K

  1. BS
    Betsey Stevenson

    University of Michigan, United States

    8 publications · 542 citations

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  2. IM
    Ira Mark Ellman

    Arizona State University, United States

    8 publications · 291 citations

    8

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  3. RP
    Rebecca Probert

    University of Warwick, United Kingdom

    7 publications · 174 citations

    7

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  4. SL
    Sanford L. Braver

    Arizona State University, United States

    7 publications · 494 citations

    7

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  5. JW
    Justin Wolfers

    National Bureau of Economic Research, United States

    7 publications · 1.7K citations

    7

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Institutions

536

  1. Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University Yogyakarta

    Yogyakarta, Indonesia

    13 h-index

    16 publications

    338 citations

  2. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    12 h-index

    20 publications

    3.4K citations

  3. Institut Agama Islam Negeri Bengkulu

    Bengkulu, Indonesia

    12 h-index

    16 publications

    310 citations

  4. National Bureau of Economic Research

    Cambridge, United States

    11 h-index

    13 publications

    1.9K citations

  5. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    11 h-index

    15 publications

    880 citations

  6. IZA - Institute of Labor Economics

    Bonn, Germany

    10 h-index

    13 publications

    279 citations

  7. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    9 h-index

    18 publications

    739 citations

  8. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    8 h-index

    10 publications

    1.3K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Marriage and the Family

    34 publications · 1.4K citations

    22

    h-index

  2. Family Court Review

    FCR · 40 publications · 1.3K citations

    19

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  3. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 44 publications · 1.1K citations

    19

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  4. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 20 publications · 2.2K citations

    17

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See also

Divorce Law

Procedural Requirements

Property Division

Child-Related Orders

Spousal Support