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Journal of Family Social Work Volume 4, 2000 - Issue 2
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Go to Jail, Pay $200: Child Support Obligations of Incarcerated Parents

Daniel Pollack MSW and JD Wurzweiler School of Social Work; Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University
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Karen R. Cavanaugh JD New York City
Pages 75-91 | Published online: 12 Oct 2008
 
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ABSTRACT

Non-collection of child support disproportionately affects poor women. To address this problem non-custodial incarcerated parents are a potential source of child support payments. It is calculated that 37, 820 custodial parents are owed approximately $122 million in child support by people in prison. A policy and legal analysis elucidates this issue.

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