The law and economics of child support payments
1. Child support payments : a review of current policies -- 2. Child support and the problem of economic incentives -- 3. Child support guidelines : underlying methodologies, assumptions, and the impact on standards of living -- 4. Child support guidelines and equal living standards -- 5. Child supp...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cheltenham, U.K
Edward Elgar
2004
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| Collection: | Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | 1. Child support payments : a review of current policies -- 2. Child support and the problem of economic incentives -- 3. Child support guidelines : underlying methodologies, assumptions, and the impact on standards of living -- 4. Child support guidelines and equal living standards -- 5. Child support policy and the unintended consequences of good intentions -- 6. Hopelessly defective : an examination of the assumptions underlying current child support guidelines -- 7. Should visitation denial affect the obligation to pay support? -- 8. Parental bonding and the design of child support obligations -- 9. Teenage delinquency : the role of child support payments and father's visitation -- 10. Family structure and child support : what matters for youth delinquency rates? To understand the issues involved, leading lawyers and economists examine various facets of the child support system from a law and economics perspective. They consider the incentives faced by both custodial and non-custodial parents, and search for policy actions that are more incentive-compatible for all participants. The assumptions underlying current child support guidelines are discussed, as are the ways in which child support payments affect family structure, teenage delinquency and income disparities between parents |
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| Physical Description: | xvii, 295 p ill |
| ISBN: | 1843761211 9781845420710 9781843761211 |