Family Politics:

Canada has a currently estimated population of 25,358,500, approximately that of the state of California. Saskatchewan is a Canadian province with a population of approximately 1,017,800. The majority of the individuals in the study had been single at the time of marriage and married for an average of 11 years. Only three grounds for divorce were utilized; that of separation not less than three years, adultery or cruelty. Custody of eight out of 10 dependent children was awarded to the mother, one out of 10 to the father, and for one out of 10 no award was made. In this study custodial fathers were never granted maintenance, and when the grounds for divorce were separation, women did not receive maintenance as often. Child maintenance was awarded in approximately seven out of 10 cases, with the awards ranging from $l/year/child to $350/month/child. Awards did not appear to follow any pattern based on husband's salary, with maintenance ranging from 0%-40% of the husband's stated monthly gross income.