Help me help you: Identifying and addressing barriers to child support compliance

Many custodial mothers and their children rely on child support to meet basic needs; yet, most do not receive all of the support they are owed. Understanding why some fathers do not meet their formal support obligations is important for the well-being of children in single-parent families. Research about noncustodial fathers’ compliance with formal support obligations has focused predominantly on quantitative analyses of individual, family, and...