Paternity Establishment

Child Support & Beyond

Carmen Solomon-Fears (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

59 Seiten

2003
Nova Biomedical (Verlag)
978-1-59033-510-9 (ISBN)

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Recent years have seen a dramatic increase in children born out of wedlock. Such a situation is of great concern because the poorest demographic group in America is children in single-parent families, which puts great strain on the welfare rolls and adversely impacts the economy. And one should not neglect the influence on the children, who often go through life without a father. Everyone who fathers a child is obligated to at least contribute financially to child support, rather than dodge that responsibility. Consequently, the government has increased its efforts in child support enforcement by establishing paternities through DNA tests and attempting, with the aid of state and local agencies, to apprehend so-called 'dead-beat dads'. This book presents background information on paternity establishment and its process, while describing several relevant federal programs and policy options. Included are analyses of genetic testing and the legislative history of this issue. With the increase in single-parent families and the problems they face, the topic of paternity establishment holds great importance to today's society, and this book is a valuable tool in understanding the facts around the issue.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	28.4.2003
Sprache	englisch
Maße	215 x 140 mm
Gewicht	95 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie
ISBN-10	1-59033-510-4 / 1590335104
ISBN-13	978-1-59033-510-9 / 9781590335109
Zustand	Neuware