Drawing on original research, noted experts on child support analyze the extent to which new child support enforcement laws are being implemented; the benefits and costs of different kinds of proposed guaranteed minimum child support benefits; and the relationship between child support payments and child well-being, including educational attainment. The volume summarizes the history of the child support system and of the research literature to date, evaluates New York State's pilot Child Assistance Program, and provides concrete guidance for policymakers.
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