FRPN Research Brief: Measuring Financial Support Provided by Fathers in Fatherhood Programs
Apr 2016 | Jessica Pearson and Nancy ThoennesMeasuring Financial Support Provided by Fathers in Fatherhood Programs offers an overview of how fatherhood programs can measure formal and informal child support provided by fathers for their children. Measuring financial support can be challenging. This brief compares several measures that can be used to determine types of payments, frequency of payments and challenges fathers may face in adhering to child support orders.
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