Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Tables ix
4. Figures xiv
5. Foreword xvii
6. Preface xxi
7. 1 Introduction 1
8. 2 Aggregate Differentials and Trends in Child Support Payments 16
9. 3 An Economic Model of Child Support 55
10. 4 Child Support Awards: Determinants, Differentials, and Trends 82
11. 5 Child Support Receipts: Determinants, Differentials, and Trends 125
12. 6 The Legal Environment 161
13. 7 The Economic Consequences of Child Support Payments 211
14. 8 A Policy Agenda for Child Support in the 1990s 248
15. Appendixes 263
16. Abbreviations 279
17. Notes 281
18. References 323
19. Index 333