Who gains, who loses from changing U.S. child support policies?

The attitudes of 160 men and 264 women randomly selected from five nonurban midwestern communities were examined to (a) determine how much child support a nonresidential father is perceived to be obligated to pay; (b) assess how perceived obligations vary by gender of participant, legal custody arrangement, changes in parents' marital status, and father's financial status; and (c) explore the rationale used in making judgments about child support obligations. A vignette technique was used. Most participants (78%) indicated a child support amount that was less than state guidelines. Participants thought child support amounts should be reduced when mothers remarried and when fathers' financial status changed. Perceptions of child support obligations held by men and women did not differ, and custody arrangements were not related to attitudes about child support. Qualitative analyses of rationale underlying attitudes suggested that notions of fairness guided respondents' reasoning.

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The Fathers of “Fatherless” Black Children

Hamer

1997

Families in Society

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This qualitative study of the roles and functions of Black noncustodial fathers explored the fathers' perspective on fatherhood in the context of the traditional view of fatherhood in the United States. Thirty-eight adult Black noncustodial fathers participated in the study. Black fathers based their perception of what noncustodial fathers should do as fathers on their childhood experiences with their own fathers. Their perspective on the roles and responsibilities of fatherhood contrasted sharply with that of the dominant culture.

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Who gains, who loses from changing U.S. child support policies?

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Long-run economic consequences of child support enforcement for the middle class

Long-run economic consequences of child support enforcement for the middle class

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