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Select project reports are available on our website, with a large collection of reports on a range of child support-related topics that are studied as part of a research agreement IRP has with the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families.

Resources

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Comparing Income-Shares and Percentage-of-Income Child Support Guidelines

  • Maria Cancian and Molly A. Costanzo
  • Report
  • December 2017
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The Role of Formal Child Support in Children’s Academic Achievement

  • Vanessa Ríos-Salas
  • Report
  • June 2017
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Reducing the Interest Rate Charged on Child Support Arrears

  • Daniel R. Meyer and Maria Serakos
  • Report
  • June 2017
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Wisconsin Poverty Report: The Recovery from the Great Recession Lowers Poverty Rates in 2015

  • Timothy M. Smeeding and Katherine A. Thornton
  • Report
  • May 2017
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Expanding the Provision of Child Support Services to Additional Cases

  • Jennifer L. Noyes and Molly Costanzo
  • Report
  • April 2017
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Holding Child Support Orders of Incarcerated Payers in Abeyance: Four Year Outcomes

  • Jennifer L. Noyes, Maria Cancian, Laura Cuesta, and Vanessa Rios Salas
  • Report
  • April 2017
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Wisconsin Poverty Report: Poverty Levels Flat on Average but More Diverse within State in 2014

  • Timothy M. Smeeding and Katherine Thornton
  • Report
  • June 2016
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Helping Noncustodial Parents Support Their Children: Early Implementation Findings from the Child Support Noncustodial Parent Employment Demonstration (CSPED) Evaluation (Interim Report )

  • Report
  • September 2015
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Child Support Enforcement Use of Contempt and Criminal Nonsupport Charges in Wisconsin

  • Steven T. Cook
  • Report
  • September 2015
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The Use of Child Support Guidelines in Wisconsin: 2007 to 2009

  • Judi Bartfeld, Steven T. Cook, Eunhee Han
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  • September 2015