Everyday Money

A paper presented at the Australian Social policy conference at the University of NSW found that divorce had a substantial impact on women’s incomes and almost none on men’s. But, it appears that men are not happy! Could it be that they are used to having someone doing the cooking, cleaning and organising their social life? Or could it be that they don’t want to pay child support?

The study found that divorced men’s average income after they had paid child support was A$33,356; while women’s incomes after child support was paid to them averaged A$26,512. Tellingly, the fathers reported feeling more prosperous when married...Perhaps the answer for men would be to keep the children...? Organise their own lives...?