Abstract
This article uses the 1992-98 waves of the Current Population Survey-Child Support Supplement to examine whether state child support enforcement affects the likelihood of divorced parents choosing joint legal custody and whether such custody increases the involvement of nonresident parents. This involvement is measured by child support payment and visitation. We find that effective child support enforcement increases the probability of joint legal custody. Joint legal custody also increases the involvement of nonresident parents in their children's lives, although these effects diminish over time.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 255-278 |
Number of pages | 24 |
Journal | Social Service Review |
Volume | 77 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2003 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Sociology and Political Science