Child support : from debt collection to social policy

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Child support : from debt collection to social policy

Alfred J. Kahn and Sheila B. Kamerman, editors

Sage Publications, c1988

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How do child support programmes and policies vary across the world? What can we learn from the experiences of different countries? This comprehensive, comparative study looks at social and legal provisions for children of one-parent families in the UK, Scandinavia, Austria, Israel, the Netherlands and the US. It critically evaluates policy options and issues such as minimal social benefits for children, advance payment of child support, debt collection mechanisms and child custody arrangements.

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PART ONE: THE BACKDROP Child Support in the United States - Alfred J Kahn and Sheila B Kamerman The Problem The Child Support Enforcement Program in the United States - Lowell H Lima and Robert Harris PART TWO: INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS Denmark - Rita Knudsen Sweden - Soren Kindlund Austria - Gerhard Hopf Israel - Nira Shamai The Netherlands - Casper Wiebrens England and Wales - John Eekelaar Child Support in Europe - Peter Dopffel A Comparative Overview PART THREE: THE UNITED STATES Reflections on Child Support - Harry D Krause Child Support Myths and Reality - Lenore J Weitzman Marital Disruptions, Child Custody and Visitation - Frank F Furstenberg, Jr Child Support - Ron Haskins A Father's View Child Support Assurance - Irwin Garfinkel A New Tool for Achieving Social Security A Modest US Proposal - David L Chambers US Issues in International Perspective - Sheila B Kamerman and Alfred J Kahn

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