Should Child Support be Abolished? | Myth of the "Deadbeat Dad"

This video answers the questions: Should child support be abolished? Is child support fair to fathers? How does mental health factor into the child support debate? Is the child support system good for children? What is the irrefutable presumption of paternity?

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Giallo, R., Cooklin, A., Brown, S., Christensen, D., Kingston, D., Liu, C. H., … Nicholson, J. M. (2015). Trajectories of fathers’ psychological distress across the early parenting period: Implications for parenting. Journal of Family Psychology, 29(5), 766–776. https://doi-org.mylibrary.wilmu.edu/1...

Two distinct classes of fathers were identified based on the trajectories of distress:minimal distress (92%) and persistent and increasing distress (8%). The latter group reported significantlylower parenting warmth when their children were 8–9 years and lower consistency and higher hostility acrossall study intervals.

Spjeldnes, S., Yamatani, H., & McGowan Davis, M. (2015). Child Support Conviction and Recidivism: A Statistical Interaction Pattern by Race. Journal Of Evidence-Informed Social Work, 12(6), 628–636. https://doi-org.mylibrary.wilmu.edu/1...

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