In the past if a home had a child living there, more often that not the child's parents were married. ... Many of these mothers are unemployed or underemployed, which leads to the mother leaning on the government to help with her financial needs for the child. ... In doing this it will allow their employees to add another adult to their health plans, such as a domestic partner or a qualifying child. ... Fully 54% of female high school seniors say they believe that having a child outside of marriage is a worthwhile lifestyle, up from 33% in 1980, according to the University of Mi...

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