Monday, October 29, 2007

Study: Frequency of Father-Child Contact in Early Months after Separation Predicts Strength of Long-Term Relationship

The findings of this study will come as no surprise to family law practitioners.

CBC reports:

The amount of contact fathers have with their children in the months following a parental separation is crucial for determining how often they will see each other in the years to come, a study released Monday suggests.

Those dads who stay in close touch with their children in the first few months have a greater chance of remaining in frequent contact later, said the study, conducted through Statistics Canada's Research Data Centre program and recently published in the Journal of Family Issues.

The study used Statistics Canada data from 1994 to 1997 that followed non-resident fathers and their children over two-year periods. All children were age 11 or under and living with their mother.

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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