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Shared Placement in Wisconsin: An Overview of Trends, Child Support Guidelines, Payments and Cost-Sharing, and Economic Implications

Shared placement—that is, parenting arrangements involving children living for substantial amounts of time in each parents’ home—has grown dramatically in recent years. These patterns are evident nationwide and even more so in Wisconsin. Growth has occurred in tandem with increasing interest in more balanced parenting roles, evidence suggesting that shared placement is often beneficial to children and families, and legislation designed to support its use.

The growth in shared placement and corresponding decline in sole placement—in tandem with the policies governing child support under different placement arrangements—has important implications for parents, children, and child support systems. This report provides an overview and synthesis of research on shared placement in Wisconsin, focusing on research at the intersection of placement and child support, with particular attention on more recent work.

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Child Support, Child Support Policy Research, Custody & Placement, Guidelines, Orders & Payments

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