Deadbeat Dads

A National Child Support Scandal

Marcia M. Boumil, Joel Friedman (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

168 Seiten

1996
Praeger Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-0-275-95125-2 (ISBN)

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Recently, many political voices have indicated a strong desire to track down absent fathers who have absconded without fulfilling child support obligations to their biological or adopted children. This renewed interest in deadbeat dads has resulted from a recognition that the social welfare programs, which pick up the tab for abandoned children, are contributing significantly to an ever-increasing federal budget deficit. Meanwhile, in a large number of cases, there simply isn't enough money for an absent parent to maintain his own separate support and fulfill the support obligations that the law requires. This book explores the history, reforms, and consequences of child support in America. The authors have included case studies as well as discussions on the psychological consequences of separating families, effects of divorce laws on the award of child support, contested paternity, and child custody alternatives. They conclude with a discussion on economic responsibility and the deadbeat epidemic. The book is intended to empower the larger number of parents who are caught in the midst of overworked agencies, discouraging tales, and the lack of information that keeps them paralyzed from acting on their own behalf.

MARCIA MOBILIA BOUMIL is a faculty member of the School of Medicine, Tufts University. Boumil is the author of numerous articles and books including Law, Ethics and Reproductive Choice (1994) and with Joel Friedman Betrayal of Trust (Praeger, 1995). JOEL FRIEDMAN is a licensed psychologist who has served for the past 20 years on the faculty of the Harvard Medical School. He is author and coauthor of several books including Betrayal of Trust, with Boumil (Praeger, 1995).

Preface The Deadbeat Epidemic: A New Generation of Neglected Children Children of Divorce: The Psychological Consequences of Separating Families The Effect of Fault and No-Fault Divorce Laws on the Award of Child Support When Paternity Is Contested... Legal Guidelines for Establishing and Enforcing Child Support Awards Child Custody Alternatives and Their Impact on the Payment of Support Deadbeat Dads: Who They Are Social Relationships, Economic Responsibility, and the Deadbeat Epidemic Bibliography Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	11.3.1996
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Familienrecht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-275-95125-1 / 0275951251
ISBN-13	978-0-275-95125-2 / 9780275951252
Zustand	Neuware