Trends in child support from 1994 to 2004: Does child support enforcement work?

Journal of Policy Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 36-53

  Huang, Chien Chung ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child support; Child support enforcement; Single mothers

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951565348     PISSN: 15588742     EISSN: 15588750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15588740903389434     Document Type: Article

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