State Policies to Promote Marriage

Preliminary Report

Submitted to:
Department of Health and Human Services
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

Submitted by:
The Lewin Group
Karen Gardiner, Mike Fishman
Plamen Nikolov, Stephanie Laud

With the Assistance of Theodora Ooms, Center for Law and Social Policy

March 2002

This report is available on the Internet at:
http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/marriage02

How to Obtain a Printed Copy

The final report is available at:
http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/marriage02f

Contents

Report

1. Project Background and Goals
2. Methodology
3. Findings to Date
   1. Campaigns, Commissions, and Proclamations
   2. Divorce Laws and Procedures
   3. Marriage and Relationship Preparation and Education
   4. State Tax Policies
   5. Transfer Policies
   6. State-level Vital Statistics
   7. Marriage Support and Promotion
   8. Youth Education and Development
   9. Specialty Programs

• Attachment A
  • Detailed Matrices
  • Matrix Bibliography
• Attachment B
  • Expert Panel

Endnotes

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Human Services Policy (HSP)
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Last updated:  12/10/02