Non- or partial-payment of child support owed or related fees (e.g. for health care costs associated with a child’s birth) owed can lead to child support debt, known as “arrears.” Arrears may be owed to children and their custodial parents and/or to government. States are mandated to pursue the collection of and enforce court orders related to both current child support and child support arrears owed.
Child Support Debt: Tracing the Evolution of the Problem and Implications for Policy Solutions
- Yeongmin Kim, Maria Cancian, and Daniel R. Meyer
- Report
- November 2012
The Implications of Complex Families for Poverty and Child Support Policy
- Maria Cancian and Daniel R. Meyer
- Webinar
- September 19 2012
Holding Child Support Orders of Incarcerated Payers in Abeyance: Final Evaluation Report
- Jennifer L. Noyes, Maria Cancian, and Laura Cuesta
- Report
- September 2012
The Families Forward Program Final Evaluation Report
- Carolyn Heinrich, Brett Burkhardt, Hilary Shager, and Lara Rosen
- Report
- January 2011
Reducing Child Support Debt and Its Consequences: Can Forgiveness Benefit All?
- Carolyn J. Heinrich, Brett C. Burkhardt, and Hilary M. Shager
- Report
- March 2010
Review of Child Support Policies for Incarcerated Payers
- Jennifer L. Noyes
- Report
- December 2006
Welfare and Child Support Policy Knowledge among Parents of Children on W-2 in Dane County
- David Pate
- Report
- June 2006
Focus Groups with Noncustodial and Custodial Parents of Children Receiving TANF Benefits in Wisconsin
- David Pate
- Report
- March 2006
Explaining the Patterns of Child Support among Unmarried Low-Income Noncustodial Fathers in Chicago, Milwaukee and New York
- Katherine A. Magnuson
- Report
- February 2006