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.
W-2 Child Support Demonstration Evaluation Phase 1: Final Report – Volume II: The Well-Being of W-2 Families
- Daniel R. Meyer and Maria Cancian, Principal Investigators
- Report
- April 2001
W-2 Child Support Demonstration Evaluation Phase 1: Final Report – Volume III: Technical Reports
- Daniel R. Meyer and Maria Cancian, Principal Investigators
- Report
- April 2001