Trends in Distance Between Non-resident Parents and Minor Children Following Separation:Analysis of the Belgian Case, 1992–2018

Geographic distance between a child and their non-resident parent is a key aspect of the reorganization of the family following parental separation. The increasingly equal involvement of both parents in the upbringing of their children is expected to translate into increasing geographic proximity between children and non-resident parents. So far, there has been no evidence about the time trends in geographical distances between minor children and non-resident parents outside of the Swedish context. In this study, we investigate these trends across Belgian separation cohorts from 1992 to 2018 a... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Zilincikova, Zuzana
Schnor, Christine
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
Reihe/Periodikum: Zilincikova , Z & Schnor , C 2023 , ' Trends in Distance Between Non-resident Parents and Minor Children Following Separation : Analysis of the Belgian Case, 1992–2018 ' , European Journal of Population , vol. 39 , no. 1 , 27 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10680-023-09674-3
Schlagwörter: Belgium / Divorce / Geographical distance / Non-resident parent / Post-separation family / Register data / Separation
Sprache: Englisch
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Geographic distance between a child and their non-resident parent is a key aspect of the reorganization of the family following parental separation. The increasingly equal involvement of both parents in the upbringing of their children is expected to translate into increasing geographic proximity between children and non-resident parents. So far, there has been no evidence about the time trends in geographical distances between minor children and non-resident parents outside of the Swedish context. In this study, we investigate these trends across Belgian separation cohorts from 1992 to 2018 and the extent to which they differ according to parental socioeconomic status and child’s age at separation. Overall, we observed a very small decrease in distance between children and their non-resident fathers and a somewhat larger decrease for non-resident mothers. The distance increased for very young children (0–2 years) and children with low-educated fathers. These findings point to inequalities in certain parent–child dyads.