The impact of the economic situation of the couples before and after divorce

• Author: Alketa Molla
• Position: European University of Tirana
• Pages: 248-252

ISSN 2410-3918 Academic Journal of Business, Administration, Law and Social Sciences Vol 1 No 2

Acces online at www.iipccl.org IIPCCL Publishing, Tirana-Albania July 2015

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e impact of the economic situation of the couples before and aer divorce

PhD Cand. Alketa Molla

European University of Tirana

Abstract

Divorce is not just a problem caused by social, but also economic consequences. Social implications

are vital and cannot be overlooked. It is not easy to bring up children nowadays, even if both parents

are employed and contribute both economically for their welfare. ere are more diculties for

divorced parents, who are forced to make such a task. It is very dicult for this category to provide

good living conditions for children, especially when they do not have a house to live, when they

are unemployed, or in the cases when the other parent does not contribute economically. Oen

parents of divorced couples provide shelter and help, but this is not enough. Many divorced parents

choose another country to ensure better living conditions for their children. Main objective of this

article is to present the economic situation in which couples were before and aer the divorce. e

survey data are taken from the personal data of divorced from the Albanian Court of Elbasan.

Keywords: D ivorce, economic condition, unemployment, emigration.

Introduction

Divorce is a phenomenon of all societies whether they are rich or poor. It happens to a

couple as a result of a combination of factors, emotional, social and economic. ere are

a host of social factors that cause divorce, where each of them has its impact. Apart from

them, there are also several economic factors that hinder living in pairs. Albanian families

are faced with many economic diculties, which force many of them to emigrate in other

countries. e question that arises in this study is closely connected with: What is the

economic situation of the couples before and aer the divorce? e present economic

situation of partners aer the divorce will also be analyzed. e research methods used

in this study consist of primary data (interviews with divorced persons) and secondary

(borrowed from literature). e study was conducted based on the representative model

with qualitative data. Part of this study are data from semi-structured interviews and

unstructured that were conducted with participants in the study (target groups). e

sample was constructed by non-probability approach. Participants in the study were men

and women who have made a request for divorce. Interviews were conducted with persons

staying away from partner, as a result of immigration. e purpose of these interviews is

to analyze the impact of immigration in the relationship.

During data analysis three important stages in the life expectancy of marriage were

analyzed. e rst phase – consisting of one year aer marriage. e second phase -

consisting of enquiries regarding the nancial side and the third phase – consisting of 10

years.

During the rst phase, both partners gave positive answers. ey felt love and warmth and

none of the spouses, showed economic diculties during this period. During this stage,

they enjoyed mutual respect for each other. In most of the cases studied, they were living

with husband’s parents. e economic problems were solved mainly by parents, and in

any case they were not faced with this issue directly.