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Abstract
One of the intended effects of the Ohio Divorce Reform Act of 1974 was to increase equity in divorce settlements. Equal division of the home between the spouses is one way of providing for equity in divorce settlements. Differences in factors affecting award of the home to the wife before and after the 1974 Act were examined using data collected from Ohio divorce records in 1973 and 1985. Weighted linear probability functions were estimated and the regression coefficients were judged by a Chow test to be stable in the two years. Hence, no evidence was found in this analysis that the Ohio Divorce Reform Act changed the probability of the wife’s receiving the home.
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Karen A. Duncan
Karen A Duncan is an Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba.
Golden Jackson
Golden Jackson is an Assistant Professor, and Sharon Seiling is an Associate Professor, Department of Family Resource Management, Ohio State University.
Sharon Selling
Golden Jackson is an Assistant Professor, and Sharon Seiling is an Associate Professor, Department of Family Resource Management, Ohio State University.