Year: 2005
Type: article
Abstract: Since 1989, federal law requires states to have presumptive child support guidelines and review them using economic data on child‐rearing costs at least once every 4 years. This article reviews the child support guidelines models adopted by states, how they relate to estimates of child‐rearing expenditures, the extent that states are updating their guidelines, and some of the more controversial guidelines provisions (i.e., adjustments for shared‐parenting time, additional dependent children, and low‐income nonresidential parents). We find that many states are not updating their core formulas and schedules. As a result, several state guidelines produce support award amounts that are below the costs of raising children.
Source: Family Court Review
Authors: Jane C. Venohr, Tracy E. Griffith
Language: English
Subfield: Demography
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1524736306