Child Support in Immigrant Families

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 817-840

  Nepomnyaschy, Lenna ^a   Donnelly, Louis ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child support; Children in immigrant families; Citizenship; Custodial mothers; Nativity; Nonresident fathers

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; CITIZENSHIP; FAMILY STRUCTURE; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; PATERNITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84912022516     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: 15737829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11113-014-9330-0     Document Type: Article

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