Deadbeat Dads: A National Child Support Scandal

by Marcia Mobilia Boumil and Joel Friedman

Book Overview

Recently, many political voices have indicated a strong desire to track down absent fathers who have absconded without fulfilling child support obligations to their biological or adopted children. This renewed interest in deadbeat dads has resulted from a recognition that the social welfare programs, which pick up the tab for abandoned children, are contributing significantly to an ever-increasing federal budget deficit. Meanwhile, in a large number...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275951251
• ISBN13: 9780275951252
• Release Date: March 1996
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.5"