Elective co-parenting with someone already known versus someone met online: implications for parent and child psychological functioning

Parents and children in elective co-parenting families are functioning well regardless of how they were formed, but individuals may require tailored professional advice or support for this growing new route to parenthood. Future longitudinal work with larger samples is required to replicate these findings, and explore children's perspectives of their families, as well as the support needs of co-parents and their children throughout their parenting journey.