Fathers of children receiving welfare: Can they provide more child support?

Social Service Review

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 179-206

  Cancian, Maria ^a   Meyer, Daniel R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 4043149895     PISSN: 00377961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/382766     Document Type: Article

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