scholarly journals Noncustodial Fathers' Ability to Pay Child Support

Demography ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irwin Garfinkel ◽  
Donald Oellerich
Keyword(s):  
Child Support ◽  
Ability To Pay ◽  
Noncustodial Fathers

Assessing the Needs of Low-Income Parents who Owe Child Support: Where Can the Social Workers Make a Difference?

2008 ◽  
Vol 89 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-89
Author(s):  
Kimberly A. Pukstas ◽  
Dennis K. Albrecht
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Child Support ◽  
Support Service ◽  
Service Needs ◽  
Noncustodial Parents ◽  
Noncustodial Fathers ◽  
Financial Difficulties ◽  
The Social ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Social Work Practitioners

For social work practitioners to incorporate the needs of low-income noncustodial parents into their provided services successfully, they need to be aware of the wide range of financial difficulties and social problems experienced by these clients. Using survey and administrative data, this article provides a formal assessment of the support service needs of low-income noncustodial parents, mostly fathers, with an active child support obligation. Results indicate that the needs of many noncustodial fathers are not being met adequately. A discussion of the potential role of practitioners in assisting the noncustodial parent in complying with their child support obligations is included.

Assortative mating among unmarried parents: Implications for ability to pay child support

2002 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 417-432 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irwin Garfinkel ◽  
Dana Glei ◽  
Sara S. McLanahan
Keyword(s):  
Assortative Mating ◽  
Child Support ◽  
Ability To Pay

The Effects of Child Support Payment Factors on Satisfaction With Levels of Parental Involvement by Noncustodial Fathers

2021 ◽  
pp. 104973152110047
Author(s):  
Gerry L. White ◽  
Leon Banks ◽  
Harold E. Briggs ◽  
Junior Lloyd Allen ◽  
Tony Lowe
Keyword(s):  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Child Support ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Parental Satisfaction ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Child Support Payment ◽  
Noncustodial Fathers ◽  
Custodial Parent ◽  
Custodial Parents ◽  
Mean Differences

Purpose: Research on the influences of child support on the parental involvement of non-custodial father is mixed. Method: This study uses one-way multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) to examine non-custodial fathers’ satisfaction with levels of accessibility to his child, degree of engagement in daily activities, level of responsibility for child’s wellbeing and custodial parents parenting practices. These variables were measured against child support payment related behaviors to include income levels, monthly child support obligation, view of fairness of payment, maintaining a current status, and the number of additional child support cases. Results: Results indicated significant mean differences in the combined parental satisfaction variable and specifically within custodial parent parenting practices. Mean differences in parental satisfaction with reference to degree of responsibility for the child were also effected by monthly child support payment amounts. No significance differences in parental satisfaction were found regarding fairness of child support payment amount or having multiple child support cases. However, small differences were noted concerning payment status of current or behind. Discussion: Implications for future study of fatherless families are explored.

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