Child support cases increasingly involve parents who were unmarried at the time of their child’s birth and parents who have had children with multiple partners.
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Changes in the Incidence of Complex Families and the Implications for Child Support Orders
- Maria Cancian, Daniel R. Meyer, and Steven T. Cook
- Report
- December 2017
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The cost of breaking up
- Laura Tach and Alicia Eads
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- Fall/Winter (2013-2014) 2014
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Are Complex Families Becoming More Common?
- Maria Cancian, Daniel R. Meyer, and Steven T. Cook
- Report
- September 2013
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The Implications of Complex Families for Poverty and Child Support Policy
- Maria Cancian and Daniel R. Meyer
- Webinar
- September 19 2012
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Disadvantaged fathers and their families
- Timothy M. Smeeding, Irwin Garfinkel, and Ronald B. Mincy
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- Spring/Summer 2011
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Child Support: Responsible Fatherhood and the Quid Pro Quo
- Maria Cancian, Daniel R. Meyer, and Eunhee Han
- Discussion Paper
- June 2010
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“I’m Not Supporting His Kids”: Noncustodial Fathers’ Contributions When Mothers Have Children with New Partners
- Maria Cancian and Daniel R. Meyer
- Report
- April 2010
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Alternative Approaches to Child Support Policy in the Context of Multiple-Partner Fertility
- Maria Cancian and Daniel R. Meyer
- Report
- December 2006
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Review of Child Support Policies for Multiple Family Obligations: Five Case Studies
- Emma Caspar
- Report
- September 2006
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Effects of the Full Child Support Pass-Through/Disregard on Marriage and Cohabitation
- Maria Cancian and Daniel R. Meyer, with the assistance of Youseok Choi
- Report
- June 2006