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Compliance with child support orders in divorce cases

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  • D. R. Meyer
  • J. Bartfeld

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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.

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  • D. R. Meyer & J. Bartfeld, "undated". "Compliance with child support orders in divorce cases," Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers 1043-94, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty.
    • Handle: RePEc:wop:wispod:1043-94
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    1. Robert I. Lerman & Elaine Sorenson, 2003. "Child Support: Interactions between Private and Public Transfers," NBER Chapters, in: Means-Tested Transfer Programs in the United States, pages 587-628, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

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