Children of parents who stay together do better

LIFE seems to be rosier for people whose parents stay together. A stable family life leads to better education, higher household wealth and often a better chance of children growing up to have a happy relationship, a demographic study of 20,000 Australians has found.

As divorce becomes more prevalent, young people are more likely to have their education disrupted by family problems and experience difficulty finding a partner they are happy with, the University of Melbourne report suggests.

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