Child support order and payment amounts have implications for the economic well-being of noncustodial parents, custodial parents, and children. Most noncustodial parents with a child support order pay part, but not the full amount of that order; likewise, most custodial parents who are owed child support receive some support, but not the full amount they are owed.

License Suspension and Civil Contempt as Enforcement Tools
- Lisa Klein Vogel, Molly Costanzo, Aaron Reilly, and Alexis M. Dennis
- Report
- February 2025

Understanding the Neighborhood Contexts of Custodial and Noncustodial Parents in the Child Support System
- Megan Doherty Bea, Judith Bartfeld, and Alison Berube
- Report
- December 2024

Default Orders, Income Imputation, and Implications for Child Support Outcomes
- Molly Costanzo, Lisa Klein Vogel & Aaron Reilly
- Report
- October 2024

Noncustodial Parents’ Child Support and Custodial Parents’ Income Packages: Comparing the Great Recession and COVID-19 Recession Eras
- Marci Ybarra, Alejandra Ros Pilarz, Laura Cuesta, and Anna Walther
- Report
- October 2024

Child Support and Child Welfare System Interactions
- Lawrence M. Berger, Maria Cancian, HeeJin Kim, Anna Ko, and Jessica Pac
- Report
- May 2024

Experiences, Characteristics, and Service Needs of Noncustodial Parents with Challenges Meeting Child Support Obligations: Evidence from ELEVATE Parents
- Molly Costanzo, Yonah Drazen, Hanna Han, Liesl Hostetter, Hilary Shager, and Lisa Klein Vogel
- Report
- March 2024

Tiffany Green on How Charging Dads for the Medicaid Costs of Their Baby’s Birth Affects Child Support
- Tiffany Green
- Podcasts
- November 08 2023

Tribal Child Support: Final Report
- Joseph Jean, Hilary Shager, and Carolee Dodge Francis
- Report
- August 2023

New Approaches to Child Support Services: Custodial Parent Perspectives
- Lisa Klein Vogel, Alexis M. Dennis, Liesl Hostetter, and Hilary Shager
- Report
- July 2023

Effects of Medicaid Birth Cost Recovery Policy Changes on Child Support Outcomes
- Tiffany Green, Steven T. Cook, Hoa Vu
- Report
- May 2023