Child support order and payment amounts have implications for the economic well-being of noncustodial parents, custodial parents, and children. Most noncustodial parents with a child support order pay part, but not the full amount of that order; likewise, most custodial parents who are owed child support receive some support, but not the full amount they are owed.
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Comparing Income-Shares and Percentage-of-Income Child Support Guidelines
- Maria Cancian and Molly A. Costanzo
- Report
- December 2017
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The Role of Formal Child Support in Children’s Academic Achievement
- Vanessa Ríos-Salas
- Report
- June 2017
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Holding Child Support Orders of Incarcerated Payers in Abeyance: Four Year Outcomes
- Jennifer L. Noyes, Maria Cancian, Laura Cuesta, and Vanessa Rios Salas
- Report
- April 2017
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Child Support Receipt, Moves, and School Changes
- Marah A. Curtis and Emily J. Warren
- Report
- September 2015
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Does Joint Legal Custody Increase the Child Support Payments of the Fathers of Nonmarital Children?
- Yiyu Chen and Daniel R. Meyer
- Report
- June 2015
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The Contributions of Nonresident Parents to Child Care Arrangements and Costs
- Anna Haley-Lock
- Report
- March 2015
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Child Support Receipt and the Quality and Stability of Housing
- Marah A. Curtis and Emily J. Warren
- Report
- June 2014
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Child Support Orders and Childcare Costs
- Yeongmin Kim and Daniel R. Meyer
- Report
- December 2013
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Holding Child Support Orders of Incarcerated Payers in Abeyance: Final Evaluation Report
- Jennifer L. Noyes, Maria Cancian, and Laura Cuesta
- Report
- September 2012