New Documents Posted
"The Child Support Enforcement Program: A Review of the Data" Carmen Solomon-Fears, Congressional Research Service, April 2005.
"Comparing California's Child Support Enforcement Program with Other States: Characteristics to Consider" K. Foster, MSW, MPA, and Becky Gieck, MSW Intern, California State Library, April 2005.
Full text documents uploaded during the month of February 2005:
"Electronic Disbursement of Indiana's Child Support" Maureen Pirog and Craig Johnson, Institute for Family and Social Responsibility, February 2005.
Full text documents uploaded during the month of October 2004:
"Litigation Success on the Issue of Recoupment of Child Support Overpayments" Paula Roberts, CLASP, October 2004.
"Safety in the Safety Net: TANF Reauthorization Provisions Relevant to Domestic Violence" Nisha Patel and Vicki Turetsky, CLASP, October 2004.
"OIG Studies on Possible Recoupment of SCHIP Costs Through the Child Support Program" Paula Roberts, CLASP, October 20, 2004
"Child Support Substantially Increases Economic Well-Being of Low- And Moderate-Income Families" Research Fact Sheet, October 2004.
"Child Support Payments Benefit Children in Non-Economic as Well As Economic Ways" Research Fact Sheet, CLASP, October 2004.
"The Child Support Program Promotes Marriage and Reduces Non-Marital Child Bearing" Research Fact Sheet, CLASP, October 2004.
"The Child Support Program Benefits The Public By Reducing Public Assistance Costs" Research Fact Sheet, CLASP, October 2004.
Full text documents uploaded during the month of September 2004:
"Establishment of Paternity and Enforcement of Support Orders When a Member of the Military Is Involved" Paula Roberts, CLASP, September, 2004
"Where the Funds Are: Potential Use of Child Support Funds for Transitional Jobs Programs" Abbey Frank, CLASP, September 2004
Full text documents uploaded during the month of May 2004:
"Why Funding for Job Training Matters" Nisha Patel, CLASP, June 2004.
"Do Nonresident Fathers Who Pay Child Support Visit Their Children More?" Heather Koball and Desiree Principe, The Urban Institute Assessing the New Federalism Series B, No. B-44, March 2002.
"Who are 'Fragile Families' and What Do We Know About Them?" Mary Parke, Center for Law and Social Policy Couples and Marriage Series Brief No. 4, January 2004.
"Poor Dads Who Don't Pay Child Support: Deadbeats or Disadvantaged?" Elaine Sorensen and Chava Zibman, The Urban Institute Assessing the New Federalism Series B, B-30, April 2001.
"Child Support Gains Some Ground" Elaine Sorensen, The Urban Institute, Assessing the New Federalism Series, No. 11, October 2003.
"Designing Programs for Incarcerated and Paroled Obligors" Jessica Pearson, PhD. and Chris Hardaway, Esq., Welfare Information Network, August 2000.
"The Senate Finance Committee Welfare Bill Includse Important Child Support Measures That Would Help Poor Families" Vicki Turetsky, Center for Law and Social Policy, May 13, 2004.
"Giving Noncustodial Parents Options: Employment and Child Support Outcomes of the SHARE Program" Irma Perez-Johnson, Jacqueline Kauff and Alan Hershey, Mathematic Policy Research, Inc., October, 2003.
"Giving Noncustodial Parents Options: Employment and Child Support Outcomes of the SHARE Program" Irma Perez-Johnson, Jacqueline Kauff and Alan Hershey, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., October 2003.
"Promoting Responsible Fatherhood in California: Ideas and Options" Jonathan O'Connell and Jacqueline Greer, Social Policy Action Network, 2002.
"No Minor Matter: Developing a Coherent Policy on Paternity Establishment for Children Born to Underage Parents" Paula Roberts, Center for Law and Social Policy, March 2004.
"Child Support Payments and the SSI Program" US Social Security Administration Policy Brief No. 2004-02, February 2004.
"OCSE Responsible Fatherhood Programs: Early Implementation Lessons" Jessica Pearson and Nancy Thoennes (Center for Policy Research); David Price and Jane Venhor (Policy Studies, Inc.), June 2000.
Full text documents uploaded during the month of March 2004:
"Child Support Offers Some Protection Against Poverty" Elaine Sorensen and Chava Zibman, The Urban Institute Assessing the New Federalism Series, March 2000
Full text documents uploaded during the month of February 2004:
"State Policy Regarding Pass-Through and Disregard of Current Month's Child Support Collected for Families Receiving TANF-funded Cash Assistance" Paula Roberts and Michelle Jordan, Center for Law and Social Policy, December 2003.
"Summary of Child Support, Fatherhood, and Marriage Provisions in House and Senate Versions of H.R. 4" Vickie Turetsky, Center for Law and Social Policy, November 2003.
"Recent Cases on a Variety of TANF/Child Support Issues" Paula Roberts and Michelle Jordan, Center for Law and Social Policy, November 25, 2003.
"New Child Support Regulations" Paula Roberts, Center for Law and Social Policy, June 16, 2003.
Full text documents uploaded during the month of January 2004:
"A Look at Poor Dads Who Don't Pay Child Support" Elaine Sorensen, The Urban Institute: Assessing the New Federalism Discussion Papers Series, September 2000.
"Child Support and Parenting Time Adjustments" Stephanie Walton, National Conference of State Legislatures Child Support Project.
"Reviewing Child Support Guidelines" Stephanie Walton, National Conference of State Legislatures Child Support Project, April/May 2000, Vol. 8, No. 23.
"Behind the Paid Working of Single Mothers" Australian Institute of Family Studies, Family Matters, Issue 61, p.56, 6p., Autumn 2002.
"Child Support Enforcement: Results, Challenges and Policy Issues" Skye Kilaen, LBJ Journal of Public Affairs, Vol. XV, Spring 2003, pp. 65-75.
Full text documents uploaded during the month of November 2003:
"Restoring Fathers to Families and Communities: Six Steps for Policymakers" Kathleen Sylvester and Kathy Reich, Social Policy Action Network, 2000.
"Child Support 101 (Lesson One): Why Do We Need Child Support" National Conference of State Legislatures, 2000.
"Child Support 101 (Lesson Two): Six Steps for Child Support Enforcement" National Conference of State Legislatures, 2002.
"Recent Federal Guidelines on Important Program Issues" Paula Roberts, Center for Law and Social Policy, August 13, 2003.
Documents uploaded during the month of October 2003:
"Twelve Reasons for Collaboration between Departments of Correction and Child Support Enforcement Agencies" Esther Griswold, Corrections Today June 2003, Vol. 65, Issue 3.
“Child Support for Children in IV-E Foster Care” U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of the Inspector General, May 1992.
“Diligent Search Project: A Federally Funded Grant Program to Locate Non-Custodial Parents in Order to Free Children for Adoption” U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 2003.
"Improving Child Support Enforcement for Children Receiving SSI" Susan Wilschke, Social Security Bulletin, 2001/2002, vol. 64, Issue 1, p.16.
"The Impact of Child Support Enforcement on Nonmarital and Marital Births: Does it Differ by Racial and Age Groups?" Social Service Review, June 2002.
Documents and abstracts uploaded during the months of September 2003:
“Child Support Enforcement, Joint Legal Custody, and Parental Involvement” Chien-Chung Huang, Wen-Jui Han and Irwin Garfinkel, Social Service Review, 2003.
“Child Support Compliance among Discretionary and Nondiscretionary Obligors” Judi Bartfeld and Daniel R. Meyer, Social Service Review, 2003.
“Child Support for Children on TANF” U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General, 2002.
Crowley, Jocelyn Elise, The Politics of Child Support in America, Cambridge University Press, 2003.
“Changes in the Child Support Enforcement Environment During the 1980s: Effect on the Educational Attainment of Young Adults” Pedro M. Hernandez and Andrea H. Beller, Consumer Interests Annual, 1996.
"The Changing Structure of American Families” David T. Ellwood, Journal of the American Planning Association, 1993.
“The Role of Economic Resources and Remarriage in Financial Assistance for Children of Divorce” M.S. Hill, Journal of Family Issues, 1992.
“Policy Design, Bureaucratic Incentives, and Public Management: The Case of Child Support Enforcement” Lael R. Keiser and Kenneth J. Meier, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 1996.
“Child Support Enforcement: Families Could Benefit from Stronger Enforcement Program” GAO, 1994.
“Effectiveness of Access and Visitation Grant Programs” U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General, 2002.
“Factors that Influence Noncustodial Fathers’ Compliance with Child Support Orders” Nancy S. McLeod, Consumer Interests Annual, 1996.
“Child Support: An Important but Often Overlooked Issue for Low-Income Clients” Paula Roberts, Center for Law and Social Policy, 2002.
“Ohio’s Mandatory Child Support Guidelines: Child Support or Spousal Maintenance?” Sharon J. Badertscher, Case Western Reserve Law Review, 1992.
“Distributing Collected Child Support to Families Exiting TANF” U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General, 2001.