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Parents’ Fair Share Demonstration: Study Types

Types of Studies

Type Descriptive/Analytical Study
Aim To conduct background research on the child support enforcement (CSE) process and learn more about the workings of the CSE.

To "preview" the interaction between the CSE system and a PFS-like intervention.

To learn valuable lessons that would later influence the research and data collection strategies for the larger PFS demonstration by obtaining and analyzing computerized and manual data from a CSE program.

 
Type Implementation/Process Study
Aim To test the feasibility of the PFS model.

To learn more about the non-custodial parents.

To assess whether the PFS approach appeared promising.
 
Type Impact Study (Controlled Experiment)
Aim To determine whether the methods used in the Fair Share program are effective in increasing non-custodial parents’ employment and earning and then child support payments, and possibly help them establish or re-establish contact with their children.
 
Type Descriptive/Analytical Study
Aim To understand the lives of non-custodial parents outside of PFS.

To understand why NCPs in PFS participated in PFS, their views on the child support system, and possible reasons behind the implementation and impact findings.

 

 
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