A reason for the unmet needs of children in contact with social services? Non-resident fathers’ perspectives on delinquent child maintenance claims

Victoria Awortwe, Hajara Bentum, Ebenezer Cudjoe and Alhassan Abdullah

Children and Youth Services Review, 2020, vol. 117, issue C

Abstract: Often times, during (after) divorce or separation, fathers in Ghana are reported to the Department of Social Welfare for not honouring their child maintenance obligations. Social workers at the Department of Social Welfare make arrangements with the non-resident fathers to ensure that they perform their financial obligations. Yet, evidence suggests that many fathers do not meet the obligations to make the financial contributions, potentially placing the wellbeing of vulnerable children in single parent families at risk.

Keywords: Delinquent child maintenance; Non-resident fathers; Children in single parent families; Cultural beliefs; Ghana (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105298

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