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Publication Date: July 2004
Publisher: Center for Law and Social Policy
Author(s): Paula Roberts
Research Area: Social conditions
Type: Fact sheet
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
This updated series of fact sheets details the myriad ways child support payments are critical to the financial and general health of families.
1: Child Support Substantially Increases Economic Well-Being of Low- and Moderate-Income Families
2: Child Support Payments Benefit Children in Non-Economic as Well as Economic Ways
3: The Child Support Program Promotes Marriage and Reduces Non-Marital Childbearing
4: The Child Support Program Benefits the Public by Reducing Public Assistance Costs