Report
Select project reports are available on our website, with a large collection of reports on a range of child support-related topics that are studied as part of a research agreement IRP has with the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families.
Resources
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Closures of Unenforceable Cases: A Review of Child Support Agency Practice
- Molly Costanzo
- Report
- December 2018
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Post-Divorce Placement Arrangements and Children’s Test Scores
- Judith Bartfeld and Fei Men
- Report
- July 2018
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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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Wisconsin Poverty Report: Progress Against Poverty Stalls in 2016
- Timothy M. Smeeding and Katherine A. Thornton
- Report
- June 2018
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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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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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Reducing the Interest Rate Charged on Child Support Arrears
- Daniel R. Meyer and Maria Serakos
- Report
- June 2017
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Wisconsin Poverty Report: The Recovery from the Great Recession Lowers Poverty Rates in 2015
- Timothy M. Smeeding and Katherine A. Thornton
- Report
- May 2017