Child Support in the United States: An Uncertain and Irregular Income Source?
Abstract
While most mothers with child-support orders receive support, the amount
they receive varies
substantially, the
researchers find upon examining the situations of 14,729
Wisconsin mothers with new
child support orders in 2000. Drawing on data from 2001-2003,
this study finds that variation in child-support income varies
year to year and within a year. More than one-third of families
experienced declines or increases of $1,000 or more in support
from one year to the next.
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