Divorce makes men -- particularly fathers -- significantly richer, however, ex-wives are plunged into poverty, according to a new research. u00a0 <table class="ae_noborder" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="180" align="left" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="/imagedata/2011/jan/06money.jpg" border="0" />u00a0</td></tr></tbody></table>When a dad separates from the mother of his children, his available income increases by 25 per cent, the research carried out by Professor Stephen Jenkins, a director of the Institute for Social and Economic Research and chair of the Council of the International Association for Research on Income and Wealth, found. u00a0 In stark contrast, women suffer severe financial penalties - regardless of whether she has children. u00a0 The survey, Marital Splits and Income Changes over the Longer Term, which is the first to track the changing wealth levels in Britain associated with a marriage breakdown, revealed that the average woman's income falls by more than a fifth and remains low for many years. <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/relationships/2011/jan/060111-divorce-makes-men-richer1.htm">Next </a>

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