The Implications of Multiple Partner Fertility for Efforts to Promote Marriage in Programs Serving Low-Income Mothers and Fathers


 

Publication Date: April 2008

Publisher: Center for Law and Social Policy

Author(s): Paula Roberts

Research Area: Social conditions

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

The eleventh in a series on Couples and Marriage Research Policy, this brief summarizes what is known about multiplepartner fertility in fragile families, discusses the implications for efforts to promote healthy marriage in this population, and suggests major issues for policy makers andhealthy marriage programs in addressing the needs of targeted couples.