A study shows that in the event of parental separation, children's standard of living drops. In the year of the breakup, it could even fall by up to 19% compared to the previous year.
Five years after separation, the children'sStandard of living remains approximately 12% lower than what they knew before. In total, some 29% of children find themselves in a situation of poverty the year their parents separate, compared to 13.5% in this situation the year before. The socio-fiscal system cushions the effects of separation for children from low-income families.