Child Support

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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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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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