Irp Discussion Papers Child Support Enforcement Reform: Can It Reduce the Welfare Dependency of Families of Never-married Mothers?

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  • Marieka Klawitter
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Among all groups of single-parent families, those created by a birth to an unmarried woman have the least likelihood of receiving child support and the greatest risk of becoming dependent on welfare. The child support enforcement programs have not pursued fathers of nevermarried mothers on the grounds that efforts to establish paternity and collect child support will not prove cost effective. Data from Wisconsin suggest that the recent focus on improving the child support system is having some effect in increasing paternity adjudications and bringing a greater percentage of nonmarital children into the child support system. The Wisconsin data also indicate that child support reform--specifically the immediate income assignment--is improving child support payment performance. But the modest increases in payments to nonmarital children will have little effect on their welfare recipiency. The fathers of these children lack the economic resources to aid their families much in the short term. However, cost effectiveness should not be the only criterion used in enforcing child support. It is important to send the message to all parents that they are expected to assume responsibility for the children they bear. Child Support Enforcement Reform: Can It Reduce the Welfare Dependency of Families of Never-Married Mothers?

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تاریخ انتشار 2007