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Researchers have recently published the results of a study that followed the marriages of around 1,600 people over a 20-year period to uncover the effects of marital happiness on physical health.

According to co-author Cody Hollist, from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, there is a recognised link between health and the happiness of marriage, but it is not clear whether a happy marriage creates good health, or whether a bad marriage leads to poor health.

“There is no way to tease out what caused what,” he said. “But it is clear that marital quality and health run in tandem.”

Shared parenting, with an equal standing of both parents, has been proved to be in the best interests of children, because they can stay in a meaningful relationship with both their mother and their father after separation or divorce, according to the International Platform on Shared Parenting.

The Platform recently held its first workshop where it discussed the best of evidence-based research and modern best practices on shared parenting.

Angela Hoffmeyer, initiator of the international cooperation, explained: “Across Western societies there is increased enthusiasm for shared parenting. Our aim is to raise awareness of the benefits of this living arrangement for children and to overcome reservations still prevailing in the legal system.”