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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Incarcerated Payers: A Review of Child Support Agency Practice
- Molly A. Costanzo
- Report
- July 2018
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County Performance and the Role of Incarceration
- Emma Frankham and Michael Massoglia
- Report
- July 2018
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Maria Cancian on Changing Families and Changing Child Support Policies
- Maria Cancian
- Podcasts
- May 2018
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Making a difference over 50 years
- Rebecca M. Blank
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- Special Issue 2017
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Single-Parent-Family policy
- Maria Cancian and Daniel R. Meyer
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- Special Issue 2017
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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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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 Role of Formal Child Support in Children’s Academic Achievement
- Vanessa Ríos-Salas
- Report
- June 2017
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Reducing the Interest Rate Charged on Child Support Arrears
- Daniel R. Meyer and Maria Serakos
- Report
- June 2017
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Expanding the Provision of Child Support Services to Additional Cases
- Jennifer L. Noyes and Molly Costanzo
- Report
- April 2017