Melbourne, Dec 19 : Financial insecurity is forcing single Aussie mums to fall into serial live-in relationships, which may otherwise harm their kids, according to a new study.
Andrew Cherlin, Professor of Sociology and Public Policy at Johns Hopkins University, revealed that struggling single parents rush into new relationships that they might otherwise have avoided if they were financially stable.
The study found that single parents on limited or welfare income, who were allowed to keep all their child support payments, were less likely to get into new relationships than those whose payments were taxed.