Paternal incarceration and support for children in Fragile Families

Demography

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-47

  Geller, Amanda ^a   Garfinkel, Irwin ^a   Western, Bruce ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child support; Fatherhood; Incarceration

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953694467     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: 15337790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13524-010-0009-9     Document Type: Article

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