Co-author :. Bruce Provda, Esq
If you are in search of love as a single parent, chances are you are going to connect with others who are single parents as well. The data to improve the chances of meeting someone with such family dynamics has been elusive. So if you're looking to connect with a single mother or single father, where do you live so the odds are in your favor? Despite data collection for decades, no, precise contemporary numbers available to answer this question.
single mothers
It is not easy being a single mother. These moms have it rough supplement. Raising children alone is difficult between determine child custody, management work, housekeeping, financial commitments and extracurricular activities
look at some statistics * :.
- approximately 85.3 million the number of mothers in America
- 10 million The estimated number of single mothers living with children under 18
- 5, 1000000 number of single mothers who are the support because of the child
- 3.7 million number of women 15 and 44 who had given birth in the last year. Of the 1.3 million were women who are not married, separated or married but with an absent spouse
Zillow looked at five metrics that can affect mothers nationwide: price-income women annual earnings, spending on public education, crime rate and FBI scores Marche
top five places Zillow for single mothers :.
1. Rochester, NY
2. Port St. Lucie, FL
3. Bakersfield, CA
4. Ann Arbor, MI
5. Fort Myers, FL
Single fathers
Information about single fathers is extremely difficult to find. The trend for decades has been to collect and report data for single mothers only. These data were used to allocate resources for single mothers traditionally had an income below their ex who traditionally got the kids on weekends and still held their full-time job.
The problem is compounded single dads are generally not defined in the same language as single mothers. Single mothers are usually understood as the custodial parent for a child or children living in the house - and not have a live-in partner. On the other hand, single dads are not included as a single parent since most single fathers have a live-in partner. Despite this, the number of single fathers increased nine times since the Census Bureau began keeping account in the last half century
A recent study by the Pew Research Center shows a surprising trend: . In 1960, there were less than 300,000 managed by single fathers. In 2011, this figure had increased to more than 2.5 million. This increase is more than twice the rate of single parent led homes that have quadrupled over the same period of growth :. 1.8 to 8.5 million
Single mothers still outnumber many single dads. And the portion of homes with minor children headed by single fathers continues to be minute. However, men match one hand the development of single households in America.
What is responsible for this increase? Some reasons include increasing the frequency of divorce and births outside marriage since 1960. During the same period, courts have been ter to grant custody to fathers. Growth is also a representation of fathers experience developing roles in general. Fathers today are probably where the women were there ten years. They also want a more distinctive bond with their children than their fathers were supposed to have. Fathers are going in the right direction -. And get the rest of society with them
Cities with the most single parent
CityTopLists came with a list of 101 cities with the highest percentage parent families with a population of at least 5000. generally the simplest parents are in the "red" states that the "blues", but even then there are exceptions.
highest percentage of CityTopList of ten lone parents cities:
1. East St. Louis, IL 77%
2. Benton Harbor, MI 77%
3. Brownsville, FL 74%
4. East Cleveland, OH 73%
5. Highland Park, MI 72%
6. Duquesne, PA 72%
7. Muskegon Heights, MI 72%
8. Robbins, IL 72%
9. Centreville, IL 71%
10. Washington Park, IL 71%
highest percentage of CityTopList lower cities of ten lone parents of
101. Williamston, North Carolina 57%
100. Americus, GA @ 57
99. Donaldsonville, LA 57%
98. Monroe, LA 57 %
97. Hillcrest Heights, MD 57%
96. Trenton, NJ 57%
95. Clarksdale, MS 57%
94. Brunswick GA 57%
93. Newburg, KY 57%
92. Washington DC 57%
Relocation as a single parent
What should you do if you want to move to a state with more single parents? When attempting to parents move to another state, problems can arise. There are some steps to help this issue.
First and foremost, retaining a lawyer who focuses on these types of cases is critical. Each of the fifty states and the District of Columbia have adopted the Implementation Act (UCCJEA) Uniform Jurisdiction and childcare. The USSJEA establishes standards for when a court can decide custody and when a court must accept an existing custody order from another state.
Generally, a state court could take a decision on the custody of a child if one of these is true: ..
- state is the home state of the child
- child has significant relationships with people in the state
- the child is in the state and is in danger being abandoned, abused or neglected
As a custody decision can not be made in a state, any other state can not meet one of three tests listed. Once the first state issues a custody decision, another State may not take an "initial" decision or change the existing order. While most of the population affected by the UCCJEA are single moms, single dads should be aware that they must comply with the same regulations
* Source :. Public Information Office US Census Bureau