Wealth inequality in the United States has increased tremendously over the last several
decades and has potentially serious repercussions for disparities in child well-being …

Objective Using a survey sample comprised of predominantly low‐income fathers of color,
we examine whether child support debt (arrears) is associated with fathers' poor physical …

Debt is now a substantial aspect of family finances. Yet, research on how household debt is
linked with child development has been limited. We use data from the National Longitudinal …

OBJECTIVES: We estimated associations between total amount of parental debt and of
home mortgage, student loan, automobile, and unsecured debt with children's …

This article examines the link between wealth inequality and families' financial investment,
saving, and borrowing for the sake of children. Using the 1998–2016 Survey of Consumer …

Wealth inequality—the unequal distribution of assets and debts across a population—has
reached historic levels in the United States, particularly for households with children (Pfeffer …

Previous research finds that fathers' monetary contributions are associated with housing
instability, but it is unclear whether effects are similar across more and less severe types of …

The primary purpose of this dissertation study is to examine the impact of wealth within
households to test whether assets have a measurable effect on children. In particular it …

Low‐income, nonresident fathers owe a disproportionate amount of child support arrears,
creating potential challenges for these fathers and their family relationships. This article uses …

The amount of household debt tripled globally over the last decades and a sizable share of
individuals and families are overindebted due to mortgages, credit cards, or consumer debt …