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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Holding Child Support Orders of Incarcerated Payers in Abeyance: Final Evaluation Report

  • Jennifer L. Noyes, Maria Cancian, and Laura Cuesta
  • Report
  • September 2012
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Child Support and Income Equality

  • Yoonsook Ha, Maria Cancian and Daniel R. Meyer
  • Report
  • September 2012
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The Role of Child Support in the Current Economic Safety Net for Low-Income Families with Children

  • Kristen S. Slack, Lawrence M. Berger, Bomi Kim, Mi Youn Yang
  • Report
  • May 2012
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Fathers’ Investments of Time and Money across Residential Contexts

  • Marcia J. Carlson, Alicia G. VanOrman, and Kimberly J. Turner
  • Report
  • May 2012
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Child Support Orders and the Incarceration of Noncustodial Parents

  • Daniel R. Meyer and Emily Warren
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  • December 2011