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Child support orders: a perspective on reform.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7922287     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This article presents a brief historical account of child support reform in the United States during this century. Reform in this area primarily reflects a shift from judicial discretion to administrative regularity. The two predominant types of child support guidelines in use today, income shares and percentage of income, are described and compared. The authors then present information on some of the current issues with regard to child support guideline reform. Finally, a Child Support Assurance system, which would provide a publicly guaranteed minimum benefit award to custodial parents under special circumstances, is proposed. Further discussion of child support reform is presented in the Overview and Analysis section of this journal issue.
Authors:
I Garfinkel; M S Melli; J G Robertson
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Future of children / Center for the Future of Children, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation     Volume:  4     ISSN:  1054-8289     ISO Abbreviation:  Future Child     Publication Date:  1994  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1994-11-18     Completed Date:  1994-11-18     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9306342     Medline TA:  Future Child     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  84-100     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
School of Social Work, University of Columbia.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Child
Child Care / economics,  legislation & jurisprudence*
Child Welfare / economics
Child, Preschool
Divorce / legislation & jurisprudence
Female
Guidelines as Topic
Health Care Costs
Humans
Income
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
United States

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