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Compliance with Child Support Orders in Divorce Cases

Year: 1996

Type: article

Abstract: This paper examines compliance with child support orders by divorced fathers in Wisconsin. Compliance increases as the income of the father increases, although it falls in the highest income category. The "burden" of awards does not affect compliance unless more than 30 percent of income is owed. More stringent enforcement systems increase compliance. We find that most divorced fathers who are not complying with their orders do not have very low incomes, in contrast to noncomplying fathers in nonmarital cases. This suggests that the best policies to increase compliance among divorced fathers may differ from those for nonmarital fathers.

Source: Journal of Marriage and the Family

DOI: 10.2307/353388

Authors: Daniel R. Meyer, Judi Bartfeld

Institutions: University of Wisconsin–Madison, Institute for Research on Poverty

Language: English

Topic: Family Dynamics and Relationships

Subfield: Demography

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1968009658