Couples with children who live in de facto relationships have much higher rates of breakdown
Couples with children who live in de facto relationships have much higher rates of breakdown Children of unmarried parents, in other words, are born into relationships with a high likelihood of instability Part of the explanation for the increase in children experiencing their parents living apart is a growth in the proportion of children born to lone mothers. In 2005, the latest data we have, 13% were born to lone mothers. This compares with 3.8% of children born between 1976 and 1980, demonstrating the extent and rapidity of social change, notwithstanding the widespread
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