“…It has been argued that money, or financial management behaviors, may be at least as problematic as children for predicting the stability and quality of remarried family life (Jacobson, 1993;Lown, 1984;Marlowe & Sproles, 1986;Schaninger & Buss, 1986). Few scholars, however, have focused their research efforts on gaining an understanding of the effects of finances on remarriage.…”