The Effect of Child Support and Criminal Justice Systems on Low-Income Noncustodial Parents

Author: Rebecca May Publisher: Center for Family Policy and Practice Publication: Document Date:                  June 2004 Category: Crime And Violence > Incarceration Related Categories: Crime And Violence > Parental Criminality Family Economics > Economic Hardship Family Relations > Non-custodial Parent Parenthood/Childrearing > Child support   This paper discusses the use of the criminal justice system to enforce child support, the impact of incarceration on child support obligations, and the circumstances leading to parental imprisonment, and other difficulties faced by this demographic of fathers. Click to read this article... (HTML) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link