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2015 Conference

du 15 au 16 October 2015

Orlando, FL

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Do Finances Influence the Decision to Divorce or Reconcile?

jeudi 15 octobre 2015 à 16:00–17:30 EDT
Scotland AB
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Family finance, divorce, marital reconciliation, qualitative research

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The objective was to explore how finances factored in the decision to reconcile after filing for divorce. Participants were asked to discuss how the resources available to them, specifically finances, influenced their decisions. A qualitative model was used. Seven couples (N = 14) who filed a petition for divorce but reconciled their marriages before the divorce proceedings were finalized, were interviewed. The topic of finances did not emerge as a major theme in the overall study. The issues that were factors in the decision making process included: support systems, outlook and attitude regarding marriage, and the importance of hard work in marriage.

Lead & Corresponding Author

Hannah Pearce Plauche, Louisiana State University
Job Title

Adjunct Instructor

Additional Authors

Frances C. Lawrence, Louisiana State University
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Professor

Loren D. Marks, Louisiana State Unviersity
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Professor

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