National Child Support Policy Research Needs
Recent publications identified by participants in the working meeting on "Identifying National Child Support Policy Research Needs," organized by IRP and held at the Urban Institute on November 5, 2009 and November 3, 2011. Publications are listed alphabetically, by primary author.
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Bartfeld, J. and Meyer, D. R. 1993. "Are there really deadbeat dads? The relationship between ability to pay, enforcement, and compliance in nonmarital child support cases." Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Paper 994-93.
Bartfeld, J. and Meyer, D. R. 1999. "The changing role of child support among never-married mothers." Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Paper 1200-99.
Bartfeld, Judith and Meyer, Daniel R. 2000. "The changing role of child support among never-married mothers." Focus 21 (1): 31-33.
Born, Catherine E., Ovwigho, Pamela Caudill, and Saudners, Correne. 2011. "The Noncustodial Parent Employment Program: Employment & Payment Outcomes." The Family Welfare Research and Tranining Group, School of Social Work, University of Maryland.
Brown, P., Melli, M., and Cancian, M. 1997. "Physical custody in Wisconsin divorce cases, 1980-1992." Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Paper 1133-97.
Brown, Patricia and Cancian, Maria. 2007. "Use of Shared Physical Placement Guidelines in Divorce Cases." Report to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
Brown, Patricia and Cancian, Maria. 2007. "Wisconsin's 2004 Shared-Physical-Placement Guidelines: Their Use and Implications in Divorce Cases." Report to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
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Cancian, M. and Meyer, D. 1999. "Child Support and the W-2 Self-Sufficiency Ladder: Patterns and Implications."
Cancian, M., Meyer, D., and White, C. 2000. "Importance of Child Support in Leavers' Post-Welfare Incomes."
Cancian, M., Meyer, D. R., and Nam, K. 2005. "Knowledge of Child Support Policy Rules: How Little We Know." Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Paper 1297-05.
Cancian, M. and Meyer, D. R. 2005. "Child Support in the United States: An Uncertain and Irregular Income Source?" Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Paper 1298-05.
Cancian, M., Meyer, D. R., and Roff, J. 2007. "Testing New Ways to Increase the Economic Well-Being of Single-Parent Families: The Effects of Child Support Policies on Welfare Participants." Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Paper 1330-07.
Cancian, M., Heinrich, C., and Chung, Y. 2009. "Does Debt Discourage Employment and Payment of Child Support? Evidence from a Natural Experiment." Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Paper 1366-09.
Cancian, Maria and Meyer, Daniel R. 2000. "Who gets custody?" Focus 21 (1): 50-53.
Cancian, Maria, Caspar, Emma, and Meyer, Daniel R. 2001. "Technical Report 1: Experimental Design." W-2 Child Support Demonstration Evaluation Phase 1: Final Report. Vol.III.
Cancian, Maria, Cassetty, Judith, Cook, Steven T., and Meyer, Daniel R. 2002. "Placement Outcomes for Children of Divorce in Wisconsin."
Cancian, Maria and Meyer, Daniel R. 2002. "The economic circumstances of fathers with children on W-2." Focus 22 (2): 19-24.
Cancian, Maria and Meyer, Daniel R. 2002. "Responding to changing family organization." Focus 22 (1): 87-92.
Cancian, Maria, Meyer, Daniel R., and Park, Hwa-Ok. 2003. "Importance of Child Support for Low-Income Families." Report to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
Cancian, Maria, Meyer, Daniel R., and Nam, Kisun. 2005. "Knowledge of Child Support Policy Rules: How Little We Know." Report to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
Cancian, Maria and Meyer, Daniel R. 2005. "Child Support: An Uncertain and Irregular Income Source?" Report to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
Cancian, Maria and Meyer, Daniel R. 2006. "Effects of the Full Child Support Pass-Through/Disregard on Marriage and Cohabitation." Report to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
Cancian, Maria, Meyer, Daniel R., and Roff, Jen. 2006. "The Effects of Child Support Pass-Through and Disregard Policies." Report to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
Cancian, Maria and Meyer, Daniel R. 2006. "Alternative Approaches to Child Support Policy in the Context of Multiple-Partner Fertility." Report to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
Cancian, Maria and Meyer, Daniel R. 2006. "Child Support and the Economy." In Working and Poor: How Economic and Policy Changes Are Affecting Low-Wage Workers, eds. Blank, Rebecca, Danziger, Sheldon, and Schoeni, Robert (pp. 338 - 365). New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
Cancian, Maria, Heinrich, Carolyn, Rothe, Ingrid, Shager, Hilary, and Burkhardt, Brett. 2006. "Families Forward Child Support Arrears Forgiveness Program and Evaluation Report." Report to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
Cancian, Maria, Noyes, Jennifer, Chung, Yiyoon, and Thornton, Katherine. 2007. "Holding Child Support Orders of Incarcerated Payers in Abeyance: Implementation of a Policy Change in Milwaukee County and Plans for Evaluation." Report to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
Cancian, Maria, Meyer, Daniel R., and Caspar, Emma. 2008. "Welfare and Child Support: Complements, not Substitutes." Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 27 (2): 354-375.
Cassetty, J., Cancian, M., and Meyer, D. 2001. "Child Support Disregard Policies and Program Outcomes."
Cassetty, Judith, Cancian, Maria, and Meyer, Daniel R. 2000. "Child support disregard and pass-through policies ." Focus 21 (1): 64-66.
Chang, Yunhee, Powers, Elizabeth, and Beller, Andrea. 2008. "Child Support Across State Lines: Distance, Interstate Enforcement, and Welfare Reform." Consumer Interests Annual 54 : 157.
Corden, Anne and Meyer, Daniel R. 2000. "Child support policy regimes in the United States, United Kingdom, and other countries: Similar issues, different approaches." Focus 21 (1): 72-79.
Crowley, Jocelyn E. , Watson, Margaret, and Waller, Maureen R. 2008. "Understanding "Power Talk:" Language, Public Policy, and Democracy." Perspectives on Politics 6 (1): 71-88.
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Farrell, Mary, Glosser, Asaph, and Gardiner, Karen. 2003. "Child Support and TANF Interaction: A Literature Review." Prepared for Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Farrell, Mary, Miller, Cynthia, Cancian, Maria, and Meyer, Dan. 2006. "The Interaction of Child Support and TANF: Evidence and Samples from Current and Former Welfare Recipients." Submitted to Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Farrell, Mary, Gardiner, Karen, Turner, Lesley J., and Mueller, Michael. 2-28-2007. "Evaluation of the District of Columbia's Child Support Co-Location Demonstration ." Prepared for the District of Columbia Child Support Service Division.
Fishman, Mike, Dybdal, Kristin, and Tapogna, John. 1999. "State Financing of Child Support Enforcement Programs: Final Report." Prepared for Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation and Office of Child Support Enforcement, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Fishman, Mike, Barnow, Burt, Gardiner, Karen, and Tapogna, John. 2003. "State Demographic, Economic, and Programmatic Variables and Their Impact on the Performance-Based Child Support Incentive System."Office of Child Support Enforcement, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Garasky, Steve, Stewart, Susan D., Gundersen, Craig, and Lohman, Brenda J. 6-10-2009. "Toward a Fuller Understanding of Nonresident Father Involvement: An Examination of Child Support, In-Kind Support, and Visitation." Population Research and Policy Review Online first article.
Gardiner, Karen, Fishman, Mike, and Tapogna, John. 2001. "Automated Cost-of-Living Adjustments of Child Support Orders in Three States." Submitted to Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation and Office of Child Support Enforcement, U.S.Department of Health and Human Services.
Gardiner, Karen, Tapogna, John, and Fishman, Mike. 2002. "Administrative and Judicial Processes for Establishing Child Support Orders." Prepared for Office of Child Support Enforcement, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Gardiner, Karen, Tapogna, John, and Fishman, Mike. 2003. "Study of the Implementation of the Performance-Based Incentive System: Interim Report." Office of Child Support Enforcement, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Gardiner, Karen, Tapogna, John, and Fishman, Mike. 2004. "Study of the Implementation of the Performance-Based Incentive System: Final Report." Office of Child Support Enforcement, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Gardiner, Karen, Fishman, Mike, Glosser, Asaph, Langley, Matthew, and Vennergrund, David. 2006. "Enhancing Child Support Enforcement Efforts: Summary of Data Warehouse Efforts in Nine States." Prepared for Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Office of Human Services Policy and Administration for Children and Families, Office of Child Support Enforcement, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Gardiner, Karen, Fishman, Mike, Elkin, Sam, and Glosser, Asaph. 2006. "Enhancing Child Support Enforcement Efforts Through Improved Use of Information on Debtor Income." Prepared for Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Office of Human Services Policy and the Administration for Children and Families/Office of Child Support Enforcement, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Garfinkel, I., Robins, P. K., Wong, P., and Meyer, D. 1990. "The Wisconsin Child Support Assurance System: Estimated effects on poverty, labor supply, caseloads, and costs." The Journal of Human Resources 25 (1): 1-31.
Garfinkel, I., Hoem, J., McLanahan, S., and Meyer, D. 1991. "Does a growing underclass threaten to undermine the progress of black Americans?" Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Paper 957-91.
Garfinkel, I., Meyer, D. R., and Sandefur, G. D. 1991. "The effects of alternative child support systems on blacks, Hispanics, and non-Hispanic whites." Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Paper 946-91.
Garfinkel, I., Meyer, D. R., and Sandefur, G. D. 1992. "The effects of alternative child support systems on blacks, Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites." Social Service Review 66 (4): 505-523.
Garfinkel, Irwin, Huang, Chien-Chung, McLanahan, Sara, and Gaylin, Daniel. 2003. "The Role of Child Support Enforcement and Welfare in Non-Marital Childbearing." Journal of Population Economics 16 (1): 55-70.
Garfinkel, Irwin, McLanahan, Sara, Meyer, Daniel, and Seltzer, Judith. 1998. "Fathers under fire: The revolution in child support enforcement." Focus 19 (3): 24-28.
Griswold, Esther, Pearson, Jessica, and Thoennes, Nancy. 2000. "New Directions for Child Support Agencies When Domestic Violence is an Issue." Policy and Practice 58: 29-36.
Griswold, Esther, Pearson, Jessica, Thoennes, Nancy, and Davis, Lanae. 2004. "Father Reintegration Project: A Collaboration of Illinois Child Support Enforcement, Department of Corrections, and Safer Foundation."Submitted to the Division of Child Support Enforcement, Illinois Department of Public Aid.
Griswold, Esther, Pearson, Jessica, Thoennes, Nancy, and Davis, Lanae. 2004. "Fathers in the Criminal Justice System: Final Report."Submitted to the Child Support Division, Massachusetts Department of Revenue.
Griswold, Esther and Pearson, Jessica. 2005. "Turning Offenders into Responsible Parents and Child Support Payers." Family Court Review 43 (3): 358-371.
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Ha, Yoonsook, Meyer, Dan, and Hu, Mei-Chen. 2005. "Do Higher Child Support Orders Discourage Fathers from Paying Child Support?" Report to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
Ha, Yoonsook, Meyer, Dan, and Cancian, Maria. 2006. "The Stability of Child Support Orders." Report to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
Ha, Yoonsook, Cancian, Maria, and Meyer, Dan. 2007. "The Regularity of Child Support and Its Contribution to the Regularity of Income." Report to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
Ha, Yoonsook, Meyer, Dan, and Hu, Mei-Chen. 2008. "Do High Child Support Orders Discourage Child Support Payments?" Social Service Review 82 (1): 93-118.
Ha, Yoonsook, Cancian, Maria, Meyer, Dan, and Han, Eunhee. 2008. "Factors Associated with Nonpayment of Child Support." Report to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
Heinrich, Carolyn J. and Scholz, John Karl. Eds. 2009. Making the Work-based Safety Net Work Better: Forward-looking Policies to Help Low-income Families. Russell Sage Foundation.
Holzer, Harry, Offner, Paul, and Sorensen, Elaine. 2005. "Declining Employment among Young Black Less-Educated Men: The Role of Incarceration and Child Support." Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 24 (2): 329-350.
Holzer, Harry, Offner, P., and Sorensen, Elaine. 2005. "What Explains the Continuing Decline in Labor Force Activity among Young Black Men?" Labor History 46 (1): 37-55.
Holzer, Harry. 2007. "How Can We Improve Employment Outcomes for Young Black Men?" In Young Workers in the Global Economy: Job Issues in North America, Europe and Japan, eds. DeFreitas, G. London: Edward Elgar.
Holzer, Harry. 2007. "Reconnecting Young Black Men: What Policies Would Help?" In State of Black America. New York: National Urban League.
Holzer, Harry. 2009. "Collateral Costs: The Effects of Incarceration on Employment and Earnings of Young Men." In Do Prisons Make Us Safer? The Benefits and Costs of the Prison Boom, eds. Raphael, Steven and Stoll, Michael . New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
Holzer, Harry J., Schanzenbach, Diane Whitmore, Duncan, Greg J., and Ludwig, Jens. 2008. "The Economic Costs of Childhood Poverty in the United States." Journal of Children and Poverty 14 (1): 41-61.
Huang, Chien-Chung and Edwards, R. L. 2009. "The Relationship between State Efforts and Child Support Performance." Children and Youth Services Review 31 (2): 243-248.
Huang, Chien-Chung and Han, Wen-jui. 2009. "Child Support Enforcement and Sexual Activity of Male Adolescents." Journal of Marriage and Family 69 (3): 763-777.
Huang, Chien-Chung. 2006. "Child Support Enforcement and Father Involvement for Children in Never-Married Mother Families." Fathering: A Journal of Theory, Research, and Practice about Men as Fathers 4 (1): 97-111.
Huang, Chien-Chung. 2009. "Mothers' Reports of Nonresident Fathers' Involvement with Their Children: Revisiting the Relationship between Child Support Payment and Visitation." Family Relations 58 (1): 54-64.
Huang, Chien-Chung, Edwards, R. L., and Nolan, R. B. 2008. "State Performance on Child Support Enforcement Under CSPIA." Journal of Policy Practice 7 (4): 280-297.
Huang, Chien-Chung and Han, Wen-jui. 2004. "Perceptions of Child Support and Sexual Activity of Adolescent Males." Journal of Adolescence 27 (6): 731-748.
Huang, Chien-Chung and Pouncy, Hillard. 2005. "Why Doesn't She Have a Child Support Order? Personal Choice or Objective Constraint." Family Relations 54 : 547-557.
Huang, Chien-Chung, Blake, Allison, Edwards, Richard L., Liu, Chieh-Wen, Nolan, Robert, Rusen, Barbara, and Thompson, Dina. 2010. "Professional Knowledge of Child Support Staff: Evidence from the New Jersey Child Support Training Program." Evaluation Review 34 (1): 3-18.
Huang, Chien-Chung, Garfinkel, Irwin, and Waldfogel, Jane. 2004. "Child Support Enforcement and Welfare Caseload." Journal of Human Resources 39 (1): 108-134.
Huang, Chien-Chung, Han, Wen-jui, and Garfinkel, Irwin. 2003. "Child Support Enforcement, Joint Legal Custody, and Parental Involvement." Social Service Review 77 (2): 255-278.
Huang, Chien-Chung, Kunz, James, and Garfinkel, Irwin. 2002. "The Effect of Child Support on Welfare Exits and Re-Entries." Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 21 (4): 557-576.
Huang, Chien-Chung, Mincy, Ronald, and Garfinkel, Irwin. 2005. "Child Support Obligations and Low-Income Fathers." Journal of Marriage and the Family 67 : 1213-1225.
Huang, Chien-Chung. 2002. "The Impact of Child Support Enforcement on Nonmarital and Marital Births: Does It Differ by Racial and Age Groups?" Social Service Review 76 (2): 275-301.
Huang, Chien-Chung. 2005. "Pregnancy Intention from Men's Perspectives: Does Child Support Enforcement Matter?" Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health 37 (3): 119-124.
Huang, Chien-Chung. 2010. "Trends in Child Support from 1994 to 2004: Does Child Support Enforcement Work?" Journal of Policy Practice 9 : 36-53.
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Kim, R. Y., Garfinkel, I., and Meyer, D. R. 1996. "Is the whole greater than the sum of the parts? Interaction effects of three non-income-tested transfers for families with children." Social Work Research 20 (4): 274-285.
Kolupanowich, Nick, Williamson, Sarah, Saunders, Correne, and Born, Catherine E. 2010. "People & Payments: A Profile of Maryland's Child Support Caseload July 2009." The Family Welfare Research and Tranining Group, School of Social Work, University of Maryland.
Kost, K. A., Meyer, D. R., Corbett, T., and Brown, P. R. 1995. "Revising old child support orders: The Wisconsin experience." Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Paper 1070-95.
Kost, K. A., Meyer, D. R., Corbett, T., and Brown, P. R. 1996. "Revising child support orders: The Wisconsin experience." Family Relations 45 (1): 19-26.
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Lerman, Robert I. and Sorensen, Elaine. 2003. "Child Support: Interactions Between Private and Public Transfers." In Means-Tested Transfer Programs in the U.S., eds. Moffitt, Robert (pp. 587 - 628). University of Chicago Press.
Lerman, Robert I. and Ooms, Theodora. Eds. 1993. Young Unwed Fathers: Changing Roles and Emerging Policies. Philadelphia, Pa: Temple University Press.
Lerman, Robert I. 1993. "Child Support Policies." Journal of Economic Perspectives 7 (1): 171-182.
Lerman, Robert I. 1989. "Child Support As A Nonwelfare Approach." In Welfare Policy for the 1990s, eds. Ellwood, David and Cottingham, Phoebe H. Harvard University Press.
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Meyer, D. and Dworsky, A. L. 1997. "Estimated effects of the optional review of child support orders for TANF cases."Institute for Research on Poverty Special Report 74.
Meyer, D. R. 1991. " Child support and welfare dynamics: Evidence from Wisconsin." Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Paper 939-91.
Meyer, D. R., Garfinkel, I., Robins, P. K., and Oellerich, D. 1991. "The costs and effects of a national child support assurance system." Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Paper 940-91.
Meyer, D. R. 1992. " Data adjustments in the Child Support Supplement of the Current Population Survey." Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Paper 976-92.
Meyer, D. R. and Garasky, S. 1992. "Custodial fathers: Myths, realities, and child support policy." Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Paper 982-92.
Meyer, D. R. 1993. "Child support and welfare dynamics: Evidence from Wisconsin." Demography 30 (1): 45-62.
Meyer, D. R. 1993. "Supporting children born outside of marriage: Do child support awards keep pace with changes in fathers' incomes?" Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Paper 1026-93.
Meyer, D. R. and Garasky, S. 1993. "Custodial fathers: Myths, realities, and child support policy." Journal of Marriage and the Family 55 (1): 73-89.
Meyer, D. R. and Kim, R. Y. 1994. "Incorporating labor supply responses into the estimated effects of an assured child support benefit." Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Paper 1033-94.
Meyer, D. R. 1994. "Health insurance and child support." Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Paper 1042-94.
Meyer, D. R. 1995. "Supporting children born outside of marriage: Do child support awards keep pace with changes in fathers' incomes?" Social Science Quarterly 76 (3): 577-593.
Meyer, D. R., Kaplan, T., Corbett, T., and with Garfinkel, I. 1995. "Developing a child support assurance program for Minnesota."Institute for Research on Poverty Special Report 66.
Meyer, D. R. and Bartfeld, J. 1996. "Compliance with child support orders in divorce cases." Journal of Marriage and the Family 58 (1): 201-212.
Meyer, D. R., Bartfeld, J., Garfinkel, I., and Brown, P. 1996. "Child support reform: Lessons from Wisconsin." Family Relations 45 (1): 11-18.
Meyer, D. R. and Bartfeld, J. 1998. "Patterns of child support compliance in Wisconsin." Journal of Marriage and the Family 60 (2): 309-318.
Meyer, D. R. 1999. "Compliance with child support orders in paternity and divorce cases." In The Postdivorce Family: Children, Parenting, and Society, eds. Thompson, R. A. and Amato, P. R. (pp. 127 - 157). Sage Publications, Inc.
Meyer, D. R., Cancian, M., and Cook, S. 2005. "Multiple-Partner Fertility: Incidence and Implications for Child Support Policy." Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Paper 1300-05.
Meyer, Daniel. 1990. Child Support and Welfare Dependency in Wisconsin. 184 pp. Ph.D. Dissertation. The University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Meyer, Daniel R. 1992. "Paternity and public policy." Focus 14 (2): 1-11.
Meyer, Daniel R., Garfinkel, Irwin, Bartfeld, Judi, and Brown, Pat. 1994. "An evolving child support system." Focus 16 (1): 1-9, 11-14.
Meyer, Daniel R. 1997. "Health Insurance and Child Support." Health Affairs 16 : 207-217.
Meyer, Daniel R. and Kim, Rebecca Yeun-Hee. 1998. "Estimating a Proposed Family Policy's Effects: Incorporating Labor Supply Responses into the Estimated Effects of an Assured Child Support Benefit." Journal of Family Issues 19: 534-555.
Meyer, Daniel R. and Cancian, Maria. 2001. "Effects of the Experiment." W-2 Child Support Demonstration Evaluation Phase 1: Final Report. Vol.I.
Meyer, Daniel R. and Cancian, Maria. 2001. "Well-Being of W-2 Families." W-2 Child Support Demonstration Evaluation Phase 1: Final Report. Vol.II.
Meyer, Daniel R. and Cancian, Maria. 2002. "Comparative Summary of Quantitative Nonexperimental and Experimental Analyses." W-2 Child Support Demonstration Evaluation Report on Nonexperimental Analyses. Report to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. Vol.I.
Meyer, Daniel R. and Cancian, Maria. 2002. "Quantitative Nonexperimental Analyses: Background Reports." W-2 Child Support Demonstration Evaluation Report on Nonexperimental Analyses. Report to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. Vol.III.
Meyer, Daniel R. and Cancian, Maria. 2002. "Fathers of Children in W-2 Families." W-2 Child Support Demonstration Evaluation Report on Nonexperimental Analyses. Report to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. Vol.II.
Meyer, Daniel R., Cancian, Maria, Caspar, Emma, Cook, Steven, and Mayer, Victoria. 2003. "W-2 Child Support Demonstration Evaluation Phase 2: Final Report."Report to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
Meyer, Daniel R., Cancian, Maria, and Cook, Steven. 2005. "Multiple Partner Fertility: Incidence and Implications for Child Support Policy." Social Service Review 79 (4): 577-601.
Meyer, Daniel R., Cancian, Maria, and Nam, Kisun. 2007. "Welfare and Child Support Program Knowledge Gaps Reduce Program Effectiveness." Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 26 (3): 575-601.
Meyer, Daniel R., Ha, Yoonsook, and Hu, Mei-Chen. 2008. "Do Higher Child Support Orders Discourage Child Support Payments?" Social Service Review 82 (1): 93-118.
Nam, Kisun, Cancian, Maria, and Meyer, Daniel R. 2006. "Knowledge about Child Support Policy in a Changing Environment."
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Nepomnyaschy, Lenna and Garfinkel, Irwin. 2007. "Child Support, Fatherhood and Marriage: Five Years of Findings from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Survey." Asian Social Work and Policy Review 1 (1): 1-20.
Nepomnyaschy, Lenna. 2007. "Child Support and Father-Child Contact: Testing Reciprocal Pathways." Demography 44 (1): 93-112.
Noyes, Jennifer L. 2006. "Review of Child Support Policies for Incarcerated Payers." Report to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development .
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Osborne, Cynthia, Grance, Jennifer, and Shannon, Melissa. 2009. "Evaluation of the Parenting and Paternity Awareness (p.a.p.a) Curriculum: First Year Report." Prepared for the Texas Office of Attorney General.
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Park, Hwa-Ok, Cancian, Maria, and Meyer, Daniel R. 2005. "The Role of Child Support in the Economic Well-Being of Custodial Mothers." Report to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
Pearson, Jessica and Hardaway, Chris. 2000. "Designing Programs for Incarcerated and Paroled Obligors." Welfare Information Network 1 (2).
Pearson, Jessica, Davis, Lanae, and Thoennes, Nancy. 2001. "Dropping Debt: An Evaluation of Colorado's Debt and Retroactive Child Support Initiative." Submitted to the Colorado Department of Human Services for the Model Office Project.
Pearson, Jessica and Griswold, Esther. 2001. "New Approaches to Child Support Arrears." Policy and Practice 59 (3).
Pearson, Jessica and Davis, Lanae. 2003. "Serving Fathers Who Leave Prison." Family Court Review 41 (3): 307-320.
Pearson, Jessica. 2004. "Building Debt While Doing Time: Child Support and Incarceration." American Bar Association Judges' Journal 2004 Winter.
Pearson, Jessica and Griswold, Esther. 2005. "Family Reintegration Project: Increasing Collections from Paroled and Released Noncustodial Parents in Texas." Submitted to the Child Support Division, Office of the Texas Attorney General.
Pearson, Jessica, Davis, Lanae, and Thoennes, Nancy. 2005. "A New Look at an Old Issue: An Evaluation of the State Access and Visitation Grant Program." Family Court Review 43 (3): 372-386.
Pearson, Jessica and Griswold, Esther. 2005. "Dealing with Incarcerated Dads." Child Support Quarterly XLIII (17): 32-34.
Pearson, Jessica and Griswold, Esther. 2005. "Lessons from Four Projects Dealing with Incarceration and Child Support." Corrections Today 67 (4): 92-102.
Pearson, Jessica. 2006. "Addressing Access and Visitation Problems at the Child Support Agency: Preliminary Findings from Demonstration Projects in Colorado and Texas." Child Support Quarterly.
Pearson, Jessica. 2006. Working with Incarcerated and Release Parents: Lessons from OCSE Grants and State Programs: Resource Guide.
Pearson, Jessica, Thoennes, Nancy, and Davis, Lanae. 2007. "Improving Information Obtained from Applicants and Clients: Final Report." Submitted to Division of Child Support Enforcement, Massachusetts Department of Revenue Division.
Pearson, Jessica, Thoennes, Nancy, and Davis, Lanae. 2007. "Early Intervention in Child Support Cases: Final Report." Submitted to the Office of Child Support Enforcement, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Pearson, Jessica and Davis, Lanae. 2007. "Ensuring Access, Encouraging Support: Final Report." Submitted to the Office of the Texas Attorney General.
Pearson, Jessica. 2008. "Recent Immigration Legislation and its Possible Implications for Child Support." Child Support Quarterly 56 (28).
Pearson, Jessica and Thoennes, Nancy. 2008. "Child Support and Child Welfare: Enhancing Agency Collaboration and Case Processing." Submitted to Office of Child Support Enforcement, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Pearson, Jessica. 2008. "Evaluation of the Texas Access and Visitation Hotline Evaluation Plan: Final report." Submitted to Texas Office of the Attorney General.
Pearson, Jessica and Thoennes, Nancy. 2008. "Inter-Agency Collaboration Among Social Services Agencies in Los Angeles County." Social Services Series. IBM Center for the Business of Government.
Pearson, Jessica, Legler, Paul, and Kaunelis, Rasa. 2008. "Getting Men Involved in Pregnancy Planning: Topical Memos." National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy.
Pearson, Jessica. 2009. "Debt Compromise Programs: Best Practices and Child Support Outcomes." Conference summary submitted to Office of Child Support Enforcement, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Pearson, Jessica. 2009. "Technical Assistance Guidance for Effective Customer Service." Final Report submitted to Office of Child Support Enforcement, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Pearson, Jessica. 2009. "An Evaluation of Early Intervention and Simplified Modification Procedures." Final Report submitted to Division of Child Support Enforcement, Colorado Department of Human Services.
Pearson, Jessica. 2009. "Strong Start—Stable Families: An Evaluation of an Outreach Program for Pregnant Teens." Final report submitted to Texas Office of the Attorney General.
Plotnick, Robert, Garfinkel, Irwin, McLanahan, Sara, and Ku, Inhoe. 2007. "The Effect of Child Support Enforcement on Nonmarital Childbearing." Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 26 (1): 79-98.
Potter Gunter, Samara. 9-18-2008. "Who Responds to Survey Questions About Child Support? Turnover in the Survey of Program Dynamics Child Support Sample." Unpublished paper.
Potter Gunter, Samara. 9-3-2008. "Salience and Payment Methods: The Effect of Child Support Withholding on Father-Child Contact."
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Rothe, Ingrid and Meyer, Daniel R. 2000. "Setting child support orders: Historical approaches and ongoing struggles." Focus 21 (1): 58-63.
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Saunders, Correne, Young, Danielle, Ovwigho, Pamela Caudill, and Born, Catherine E. 2008. "Maryland Child Support Guidelines: Case-Level Review." The Family Welfare Research and Tranining Group, School of Social Work, University of Maryland.
Seltzer, Judith A. and Meyer, Daniel R. 1996. "Child support and children's well-being." Focus 17 (3): 31-36.
Skinner, C. and Meyer, D. R. 2006. "After all the policy reform, is child support actually helping low-income mothers?" Benefits, the Journal of Poverty and Social Justice 14 (3): 209-222.
Swisher, Raymond and Waller, Maureen R. 2008. "Confining Fatherhood: Incarceration and Paternal Involvement among Nonresident White, African-American and Latino Fathers." Journal of Family Issues 29 (8): 1067-1088.
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Teitler, Julien, Reichman, Nancy, and Nepomnyaschy, Lenna. 2007. "Determinants of TANF Participation: A Multilevel Analysis." Social Service Review 81 (4): 633-656.
Thoennes, Nancy and Pearson, Jessica. 2001. "Understanding Child Support Arrears in Colorado: An Empirical Analysis Based on a Random Sample of Cases with Arrears." Prepared for the Office of Child Support Enforcement, Colorado Department of Human Services.
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Venhor, Jane and Griffith, E. Tracy. 2005. "Child Support Guidelines: Issues and Reviews." Family Court Review 43 (3): 415-428.
Venhor, Jane. 2006. "Behind Time-Sharing Adjustments in Child Support Guidelines." In Family Law Update, 2006, eds. Morgan, Laura and Brown, Ronald . New York: Aspen Publishers.
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Waller, Maureen R. and Plotnick, Robert. 1999. Child Support and Low-Income Families: Perceptions, Practices, and Policy. San Francisco: Public Policy Institute of California.
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