People involved with the criminal justice system in the United States are disproportionately
low-income and indebted. The experience of incarceration intensifies financial hardship …

We review research on institutions of redistribution operating in high-income countries.
Focusing on the nonelderly, we invoke the concept of the household income package, which …

Purpose The current study is to examine the association between cognitive abilities and
financial resilience among millennial single parents. This study examines the role of …

Abstract Changes in family demographic patterns and the erosion of the social safety net
have contributed to the centrality of child support as a source of income for many families …

We provide an overview of child support policy in high-income countries, highlighting
differences in institutional arrangements, the amount of child support due, and the amount of …

The increased frequency of divorce, separation, and nonmarital childbearing over the past
several decades has contributed to the rise of parents not living with their children in the …

A profound portrait of the hidden injustices that trap fathers in a cycle of punishment and
debt. In the first study of its kind, sociologist Lynne Haney travels into state institutions across …

Objective In this research, we examine the characteristics of custodial‐mother families with a
child support arrangement in Colombia and how key concepts from social exchange theory …

BACKGROUND Just over fifty years ago, the War on Poverty marked a significant expansion
of the scope and scale of anti-poverty programs, as well as a considerable change in their …

Many custodial mothers and their children rely on child support to meet basic needs; yet,
most do not receive all of the support they are owed. Understanding why some fathers do …