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Spousal Bargaining Over Care for Elderly Parents in China: Imbalances in Sex Ratios Influence the Allocation of Support. [PDF]

J Dev Stud, 2017
Porter M.
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HEARTSTRINGS AND HANDSHAKES: EXPLORING THE SOCIAL EVOLUTION OF NORMATIVE PERSPECTIVES ON PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENTS

Despite having existed for thousands of years, prenuptial agreements have only recently become incorporated into mainstream Western culture, with data showing significant upticks in their adoption over the last two decades.
Davidson, Samantha
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Is there a need for prenuptial agreements in Zambia?

, 2013
Married women have throughout history been said to be doubly jeopardized in property rights. As women they often could not inherit property from their parents or husbands. This position was greatly seen in customary marriages.
Jolly, Annalise
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The landscape of pregnancy and prepregnancy cohorts: a scoping review. [PDF]

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
Maxwell L, Gilyan R, Chavan SA, Akter S, Bhatt M, Cunningham SA, Jaenisch T.   +6 more
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Missing Contracts: On the Rationality of not Signing a Prenuptial Agreement [PDF]

Many couples do not sign prenuptial agreements, even though this often leads to costly and inefficient litigation in case of divorce. In this paper we show that strategic reasons may prevent agents from signing a prenuptial agreement. Partners which have
Antonio Nicolo', Piero Tedeschi
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Divorce as risky behavior. [PDF]

Demography, 2010
Light A, Ahn T.
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The Necessity of a Standard Prenuptial Agreement for American Muslims

Journal of Islamic Faith and Practice
For many Sunni Muslims in the U.S., one of the most important documents in their life might be a marriage contract that unintentionally contains an impermissible amount of gharar (uncertainty). There are seldom disputes when contracts go smoothly, even if gharar is present, but when there are disagreements, it is a cause of major strife. If two Muslims
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THE IMPACT OF PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENTS ON THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF HUSBAND AND WIFE

This study analyzes the content and practice of premarital agreements, as well as the impact of making a marriage agreement on the rights and obligations of husband and wife in Talawi Hilir Village, Talawi District.
Imran, Fauziah Tri Septiana, Elimartati, Elimartati, Fitri, Hidayati   +2 more
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An Economic Model of Child Custody [PDF]

This paper develops a model of child custody based on an incomplete-contract approach to the allocation of property rights. Because of the presence of transaction costs in marriage, altruistic parents cannot contract upon the investments they make into ...
A. Muthoo, M. Francesconi
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Big brothers in droves. [PDF]

Br Med J (Clin Res Ed), 1987
Dunea G.
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