Marriage: How sticking with it can pay off

This summary is based on a new IMFC report

August 12, 2015 | by Peter Jon Mitchell , Senior Researcher
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Endnotes

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  13. Ibid.
  14. Walberg, R. and Mrozek, A. (2009). Private choices, public costs. How failing families cost us all. Ottawa: IMFC. Retrieved from http://www.imfcanada.org/issues/private-choices-public-costs