According to yourdivorcequestions.org the financial burden is greatest during the first year after divorce and varies depending on: (1) how much money the woman contributed to the family income before divorce, and (2) the ability and willingness of her former husband to make child support payments.

• About one in five women fall into poverty as a result of divorce. (The 2014 poverty line for a family of three is less than $20,000 a year.)
• About one in four women lose their health insurance for a period of time after divorce.
• About one in three women who own a home and have children at home when they divorce lose their homes.
• Three out of four divorced mothers with child-support orders don’t receive their full payment

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