How does divorce affects poverty?

Question

how does divorce affects poverty? this is a sociological question. can you come up with a sociological perspective?

Answer 1

Divorced mothers and children in single-parent households are two of the U.S. demographic groups most susceptible to poverty.  These 2 groups make up a huge proportion of the poor in America.  Following divorce, the standard of living declines for the majority of women & children.  

Other top factors determining poverty demographics are race, high school drop out, & early child-bearing.

Answer 2

u earn less money cuz wen u were 2 uall shared the money.

Answer 3

When two people get divorced, they divide their assets, sometimes unevenly. In some cases this had lead to one person becoming rich and the other becoming poor. If you have a child, child support also comes into play.