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Punishing Fathers for Being Poor

By Washington Monthly 04/05/2020

“… Mounting evidence shows that one of the main reasons child support goes unpaid today is inability to pay, not unwillingness. For instance, a 2019 report from the Abell Foundation found that “[n]early all parents who fall behind on child support payments have unstable employment and low earnings.” In fact, the study found, 90 percent of parents paying no child support at all either didn’t have year-round employment or were incarcerated. …”

Read the entire article: https://washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/april-may-june-2020/punishing-fathers-for-being-poor/