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

Wisconsin Poverty Report: The Recovery from the Great Recession Lowers Poverty Rates in 2015
- Timothy M. Smeeding and Katherine A. Thornton
- Report
- May 2017

Expanding the Provision of Child Support Services to Additional Cases
- Jennifer L. Noyes and Molly Costanzo
- Report
- April 2017

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

Wisconsin Poverty Report: Poverty Levels Flat on Average but More Diverse within State in 2014
- Timothy M. Smeeding and Katherine Thornton
- Report
- June 2016

Child Support Enforcement Use of Contempt and Criminal Nonsupport Charges in Wisconsin
- Steven T. Cook
- Report
- September 2015

The Use of Child Support Guidelines in Wisconsin: 2007 to 2009
- Judi Bartfeld, Steven T. Cook, Eunhee Han
- Report
- September 2015

Child Support Receipt, Moves, and School Changes
- Marah A. Curtis and Emily J. Warren
- Report
- September 2015

Does Joint Legal Custody Increase the Child Support Payments of the Fathers of Nonmarital Children?
- Yiyu Chen and Daniel R. Meyer
- Report
- June 2015

Wisconsin Poverty Report: Poverty Rises in 2013 Despite Growth in Jobs
- Timothy M. Smeeding, Julia B. Isaacs, and Katherine Thornton
- Report
- April 2015