Go to jail, pay $200: Child support obligations of incarcerated parents

Journal of Family Social Work

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 75-91

  Pollack, Daniel ^a,b   Cavanaugh, Karen R ^c  

^a Wurzweiler School of Social Work   (United States)

^b YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child support; Incarcerated parents

Indexed keywords

EID: 85024007448     PISSN: 10522158     EISSN: 15404072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J039v04n02_06     Document Type: Article

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