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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Making a difference over 50 years

  • Rebecca M. Blank
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • Special Issue 2017
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Single-Parent-Family policy

  • Maria Cancian and Daniel R. Meyer
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • Special Issue 2017
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Changes in the Incidence of Complex Families and the Implications for Child Support Orders

  • Maria Cancian, Daniel R. Meyer, and Steven T. Cook
  • Report
  • December 2017
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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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Reducing the Interest Rate Charged on Child Support Arrears

  • Daniel R. Meyer and Maria Serakos
  • Report
  • June 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