Evidence of the effectiveness of child support and visitation: Examining food insecurity among children with nonresident fathers

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 105-121

  Garasky, Steven ^a   Stewart, Susan D ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child support; Father involvement; Father visitation; Food insecurity; National survey of America's families

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847297161     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10834-006-9049-0     Document Type: Article

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