Child Support

Policy Documents

  Office of Child Support Enforcement Policy Documents

Resources

  Office of Child Support Enforcement
(US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families)
  New Child Support Regulations
(Center for Law and Social Policy)
  WIN Child Support Resources Pages
(Welfare Information Network of the Finance Project)
  Office of Child Support Enforcement Policy Documents
(US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families)
  ACF Child Support Fact Sheet
(US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families)
  ACF Child Support Data and Statistics
(US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families)

Publications

View a list of archived publications.

Sep 2005 In Everybody's Best Interest: Why Reforming Child Support Distribution Makes Sense for Government and Families
(Center for Law and Social Policy)
Sep 2005 Child Support and the Economy
(National Poverty Center, University of Michigan)
May 2005 Voluntary Paternity Acknowledgment
(Institute for Research on Poverty)
May 2005 Multiple-Partner Fertility: Incidence and Implications for Child Support Policy
(Institute for Research on Poverty)
May 2005 Child Support in the United States: An Uncertain and Irregular Income Source
(Institute for Research on Poverty)
Feb 2005 New Regulation on Review and Adjustment of Child Support Orders
(Center for Law and Social Policy)
Oct 2004 Child Support Payments Benefit Children in Non-Economic as Well as Economic Ways
(Center for Law and Social Policy)
Oct 2004 Child Support Substantially Increases Economic Well-Being of Low- and Moderate- Income Families
(Center for Law and Social Policy)
Oct 2004 The Child Support Program Promotes Marriage and Reduces Non-Marital Childbearing
(Center for Law and Social Policy)
Oct 2004 The Child Support Program Benefits the Public by Reducing Public Assistance Costs
(Center for Law and Social Policy)
Sep 2004 The Pitfalls of Using a Child Support Schedule Based on Outdated Data
(National Poverty Center, University of Michigan)
Aug 2004 Declining Employment among Young Black Less-Educated Men: The Role of Incarceration and Child Support
(Urban Institute)
Jul 2004 State Practices in Medical Child Support Cross-Program
(Urban Institute)
May 2004 Declining Employment among Young Black Less-Educated Men: The Role of Incarceration and Child Support
(Institute for Research on Poverty)
Apr 2004 The Impact of Child Support on Fertility, Parental Investments and Child Well-being
(Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Princeton University)
Oct 2003 Child Support Gains Some Ground
(Urban Institute)
Oct 2003 The Effects of Welfare and Child Support Policies on Union Formation
(Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Princeton University)
Jul 2003 W-2 Child Support Demonstration Evaluation, Phase 2: Final Report
(Institute for Research on Poverty)
Apr 2003 Child Support and TANF Interactions: Literature Review
(US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation)
Feb 2003 Health Care Coverage Among Child Support-Eligible Children
(US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation)
2003 Low-Income Fathers and Child Support: Starting Off on the Right Track
(Annie E. Casey Foundation)
Sep 2002 Best Practices and Good Ideas in Child Support Enforcement 2002
(US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families)
May 2002 Health Care Coverage Among Child Support- Eligible Children
(Urban Institute)
  Office of Child Support Enforcement Policy Documents
(US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families)
  Innovations in Child Support Enforcement as a Result of PRWORA
(Welfare Information Network of the Finance Project)