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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The Use of Child Support Guidelines in Wisconsin: 2007 to 2009

  • Judi Bartfeld, Steven T. Cook, Eunhee Han
  • Report
  • September 2015
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Child Support Receipt, Moves, and School Changes

  • Marah A. Curtis and Emily J. Warren
  • Report
  • September 2015
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Child Placement Arrangements and Post-Divorce Economic Outcomes

  • Judi Bartfeld and Eunhee Han
  • Report
  • December 2014
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Child Support Receipt and the Quality and Stability of Housing

  • Marah A. Curtis and Emily J. Warren
  • Report
  • June 2014
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Young Dads and Disadvantage

  • Dan Simon
  • Poverty Fact Sheet
  • February 2014
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The cost of breaking up

  • Laura Tach and Alicia Eads
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • Fall/Winter (2013-2014) 2014
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The Use of Child Support Guidelines in Wisconsin: 1996 to 2007

  • Steven T. Cook and Patricia Brown
  • Report
  • December 2013