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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Racial and Ethnic Disproportionality and Disparity in Child Support: A Scoping Review

  • Yoona Kim, Katarina Liptrot-Ploch, and Daniel R. Meyer
  • Report
  • January 2024
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Reducing the Interest Rate Charged on Arrears

  • Quentin H. Riser and Daniel R. Meyer
  • Report
  • December 2023
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Tribal Child Support: Final Report

  • Joseph Jean, Hilary Shager, and Carolee Dodge Francis
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  • August 2023
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New Approaches to Child Support Services: Custodial Parent Perspectives

  • Lisa Klein Vogel, Alexis M. Dennis, Liesl Hostetter, and Hilary Shager
  • Report
  • July 2023
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New Research on the Child Support Landscape in Wisconsin

  • Jooyoung Kong, Lisa Klein Vogel, and Tova Walsh
  • Webinar
  • January 11 2023
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Perceptions of Fairness in Child Support

  • Lisa Klein Vogel, Alexis Dennis, and Nasitta Keita
  • Report
  • December 2022
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COVID-19, Child Support, and the Income Packages of Custodial Parents

  • Alejandra Ros Pilarz and Laura Cuesta
  • Report
  • October 2022