Dollars and Sense: Improving the Determination of Child Support Obligations for Low-Income Mothers, Fathers and Children

Author: National Women's Law Center, Center on Fathers, Families, and Public Policy Publisher: National Women's Law Center, Center on Fathers, Families, and Public Policy Publication: Document Date:                  2002 Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Child support Related Categories: Children > Child Support Family Relations > Non-custodial Parent Public Policy > Family   This report discusses the legal and policy context in which child support awards are set, reviewed, and adjusted.  It also offers recommendations to address the child support concerns of low-income mothers and fathers and to foster positive coparenting relationships that benefit both parents and children.  Click to read this article... (PDF) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link