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CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES:
Author(s) -
Venohr Jane C.,
Griffith Tracy E.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
family court review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.171
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 1744-1617
pISSN - 1531-2445
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-1617.2005.00043.x
Subject(s) - child support , state (computer science) , raising (metalworking) , psychology , core (optical fiber) , political science , public economics , actuarial science , economics , law , computer science , engineering , mechanical engineering , telecommunications , algorithm
Since 1989, federal law requires states to have presumptive child support guidelines and review them using economic data on child‐rearing costs at least once every 4 years. This article reviews the child support guidelines models adopted by states, how they relate to estimates of child‐rearing expenditures, the extent that states are updating their guidelines, and some of the more controversial guidelines provisions (i.e., adjustments for shared‐parenting time, additional dependent children, and low‐income nonresidential parents). We find that many states are not updating their core formulas and schedules. As a result, several state guidelines produce support award amounts that are below the costs of raising children.