The child support enforcement system plays a critical role in facilitating private income transfers from noncustodial parents to their nonresident children. It also functions as a cost-recovery mechanism for government expenditures on these children. The program serves a majority of custodial families and transfers a substantial amount of support. Moreover, child support receipt has been credited with considerably reducing poverty.
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Exploring Reasons for the Decline in Child Support Orders among Paternity Cases
- Maria Cancian, Yiyu Chen, Eunhee Han, and Daniel R. Meyer
- Report
- October 2012
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Full-Time Father or “Deadbeat Dad”? Does the Growth in Father Placement Explain the Declining Share of Divorced Custodial Parents with a Child Support Order?
- Daniel R. Meyer, Maria Cancian, Eunhee Han, Patricia Brown, Steve Cook and Yiyu Chen
- Report
- October 2012
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Enhancing the Child Support Knowledge of TANF-Eligible Families and TANF Caseworkers: A Collaborative Strategy for Improving Outcomes for Low-Income Children and Their Families – Outcomes Evaluation
- Rebekah Selekman, Maria Cancian, and Jennifer Noyes
- Report
- October 2012
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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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Holding Child Support Orders of Incarcerated Payers in Abeyance: Final Evaluation Report
- Jennifer L. Noyes, Maria Cancian, and Laura Cuesta
- Report
- September 2012
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Child Support and Income Equality
- Yoonsook Ha, Maria Cancian and Daniel R. Meyer
- Report
- September 2012
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Interactions of the Child Support and Child Welfare Systems: Child Support Referral for Families Served by the Child Welfare System, Final Report
- Maria Cancian, Steven Cook, Mai Seki, and Lynn Wimer
- Report
- May 2012
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Interactions of the Child Support and Child Welfare Systems: Child Support Enforcement after Family Reunification
- Maria Cancian, Steven Cook, Mai Seki, and Lynn Wimer
- Report
- May 2012
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The Role of Child Support in the Current Economic Safety Net for Low-Income Families with Children
- Kristen S. Slack, Lawrence M. Berger, Bomi Kim, Mi Youn Yang
- Report
- May 2012
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Fathers’ Investments of Time and Money across Residential Contexts
- Marcia J. Carlson, Alicia G. VanOrman, and Kimberly J. Turner
- Report
- May 2012