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Fathers under fire : the revolution in child support enforcement
Title:
Fathers under fire : the revolution in child support enforcement
Author:
Garfinkel, Irwin.
Publication Information:
New York : Russell Sage Foundation, 1998.
Physical Description:
xii, 351 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language:
English
Contents:
pt. I. What are the policies and who are the fathers? A brief history of child support policies in the United States / Irwin Garfinkel, Daniel R. Meyer, Sara S. McLanahan ; A patchwork portrait of nonresident fathers / Irwin Garfinkel, Daniel R. Meyer, Thomas L. Hanson -- pt. II. How does child support enforcement affect fathers? The effect of child support on the economic status of nonresident fathers / Daniel R. Meyer ; Does child support enforcement policy affect male labor supply? / Richard B. Freeman and Jane Waldfogel ; Child support and fathers' remarriage and fertility / David E. Bloom, Cecilia Conrad and Cynthia Miller ; Will child support enforcement increase father-child contact and parental conflict after separation? / Judith A. Seltzer, Sara S. McLanahan and Thomas L. Hanson ; The effects of stronger child support enforcement on nonmarital fertility / Anne Case -- pt. III. Should we do more to help fathers? Programs to increase fathers' access to their children / Jessica Pearson and Nancy Thoenes ; Low-income parents and the parents' fair share program : an early qualitative look at improving the ability and desire of low-income noncustodial parents to pay child support / Earl S. Johnson and Fred Doolittle ; How should we think about child support obligations? / Martha Minow ; Conclusions / Irwin Garfinkel, Sara S. McLanahan, Daniel R. Meyer and Judith A. Seltzer.
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ISBN:
9780871543035
Format :
Book