The Law and Economics of Child Support Payments

Edited by William S. Comanor

in Books from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Politics; and; Public; Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
ISBN: 9781843761211
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Child support payments: a review of current policies

William S. Comanor

Ch 2 Child support and the problem of economic incentives

Robert J. Willis

Ch 3 Child support guidelines: underlying methodologies, assumptions, and the impact on standards of living

R.Mark Rogers and Donald J. Bieniewicz

Ch 4 Child support guidelines and equal living standards

Sanford L. Braver and David Stockburger

Ch 5 Child support policy and the unintended consequences of good intentions

Ronald K. Henry

Ch 6 Hopelessly defective: an examination of the assumptions underlying current child support guidelines

Robert A. McNeely and Cynthia A. McNeely

Ch 7 Should visitation denial affect the obligation to pay support?

Ira Mark Ellman

Ch 8 Parental bonding and the design of child support obligations

Geoffrey P. Miller

Ch 9 Teenage delinquency: the role of child support payments and father's visitation

Heather Antecol and Kelly Bedard

Ch 10 Family structure and child support: what matters for youth delinquency rates?

William S. Comanor and Llad Phillips

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