Children with nonresident parents: Living arrangements, visitation, and child support

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1078-1091

  Stewart, Susan D ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child support; Family structure; Gender; Nonresident; Parenting; Visitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957223325     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2010.00751.x     Document Type: Article

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