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TREATISES
Child Support Guidelines: Interpretation & Application [Westlaw]
Laura W. Morgan (2011)
Child Support Guidelines is a comprehensive guidebook for determining child support awards that takes practitioners step-by-step through the interpretation and application of the guidelines and their worksheets in both the normal and exceptional child support case.
Family Law Advocacy for Low and Moderate Income Litigants [LEXIS]
Susan R. Elsen, Laura W. Gal, Cheryl L. Garrity, et. al (2008)
Starting with an overview of the Probate and Family Court system, Family Law Advocacy for Low and Moderate Income Litigants is a comprehensive handbook that covers issues including alimony, child custody, child support, divorce, domestic violence, and paternity. This user-friendly manual is written in easy-to- understand terms; pro se litigants and persons who work with low and moderate income individuals facing family disputes will benefit from having this book at their fingertips.
Critical Race Theory : A Primer (Concepts and Insights)
Khiara Bridges (2018)
The book can be used by any reader seeking to understand the relationship between constructions of race and the law. The text consists of four Parts. Part I provides a history of CRT. Part II introduces and explores several core concepts in the theory--including institutional/structural racism, implicit bias, microaggressions, racial privilege, the relationship between race and class, and intersectionality. Part III builds on Part II's discussion of intersectionality by exploring the intersection of race with a variety of other characteristics. Part IV analyzes several contemporary issues to which CRT speaks--including racial disparities in health, affirmative action, the criminal justice system, the welfare state, and education.
Federal Practice Manual for Legal Aid Attorneys
Jeffrey S. Gutman with the assistance of a group of experienced legal aid advocates (updated 2018)
The Shriver Center's Federal Practice Manual for Legal Aid Attorneys covers all stages of federal litigation, from drafting and filing the complaint to trial practice and limitations on relief. This popular resource, available free of charge online, includes relevant recent caselaw and legal developments.
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PRACTICE GUIDES
A Practice Guide: Making Child Support Orders Realistic and Enforceable
National Center for Juvenile Justice (2008)
In 2005, the NCJFCJ received funding from the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Child Support Enforcement to provide state court judges and other judicial officers with practical, easy-to-use tools that facilitate realistic and enforceable child support orders and strengthen the ability of the nation’s child support enforcement programs. The overarching goal of the project was to help judges in the establishment of child support orders that more appropriately address the financial circumstances of parents, thereby reducing arrearages and creating a culture of compliance within which parents are more likely to support their children.
Child's Pay: The Complete Guide to Child Support Law and Practice (3rd Edition)
Bloomsbury Professional (2002)
This title explains the new child support system clearly and comprehensively for all family law practitioners. It provides the practitioner with a thorough understanding of the Act and provides suggestions about tactics that can be employed so that they can best advise their clients.
Determining Income for Purposes of the Child Support Guidelines [LEXIS]
LexisNexis Practice Guide: Connecticut Family Law (2021)
LexisNexis Practice Guide: Connecticut Family Law is an affordable guide to Connecticut family law practice. Written by a team of experienced practitioners, the guide offers concise explanations of each step in a family law case.
South Carolina Child Support Guidelines
Child Support Guidelines are a set of guiding principles that were developed to assist Courts with the establishment and modification of child support awards. On July 1, 2014 South Carolina’s new child support guidelines went into effect. It is the first revision to these guidelines since 2006.
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PRINT RESOURCES
The U. S. Child Support System and The Black Family
How the System Destroys Black Families, Criminalizes Black Men, and Sets Black Children Up for Failure
Demico Boothe (2018)
This book showcases existing problems within the Black community that are exacerbated by its over-reliance on our child support system. After serving more than a decade in federal prison, Demico Boothe is noted as being an expert on barriers Black men face within our criminal legal and noncustodial parents face within our child support systems.
Joel Handler (1995)
In this book a national expert on welfare points out the fallacies in the current proposals for welfare reform, arguing that they merely recycle old remedies that have not worked. He analyzes the prejudice that has historically existed against "the undeserving poor" and shows that the stereotype of the inner-city woman of color who has children in order to stay on welfare is untrue. Most welfare mothers are in the labor market, says Handler; however, the work that is available to them is most often low-wage, part-time employment with no benefits.
Both Hands Tied: Welfare Reform and the Race to the Bottom of the Low-Wage Labor Market
Jane L. Collins and Victoria Mayer (2010)
"Both Hands Tied" studies the working poor in the United States, focusing in particular on the relation between welfare and low-wage earnings among working mothers. Grounded in the experience of thirty-three women living in Milwaukee and Racine, Wisconsin, it tells the story of their struggle to balance child care and wage-earning in poorly paying and often state-funded jobs with inflexible schedules--and the moments when these jobs failed them and they turned to the state for additional aid.
Doing the Best I Can: Fatherhood in the Inner City
Kathryn Edin and Timothy J. Nelson (2013)
Across the political spectrum, unwed fatherhood is denounced as one of the leading social problems of today. Doing the Best I Can is a strikingly rich, paradigm-shifting look at fatherhood among inner-city men often dismissed as “deadbeat dads.”
Work over Welfare: The Inside Story of the 1996 Welfare Reform Law
Ron Haskins (2007)
Work over Welfare tells the inside story of the legislation that ended "welfare as we know it." As a key staffer on the House Ways and Means Committee, author Ron Haskins was one of the architects of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996. In this landmark book, he vividly portrays the political battles that produced the most dramatic overhaul of the welfare system since its creation as part of the New Deal.
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GOVERNMENT AGENCY RESOURCE
The Office of Child Support Enforcement is also a great resource. In their resource library researchers can browse by audience (courts, employers, veterans, etc.,) by topic (case management, COVID-19, etc.,) and by type (report, newsletter, FAQ.) It is also a great resource to stay updated on child support news. The most recent news highlights a brief drawing on interviews with staff members integrating the procedural justice-informed alternatives to contempt (PJAC.) This service model applies respect, understanding, voice, neutrality, and helpfulness into the child support context. Researchers are unable to sign up for updates but should check the website frequently for new information
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SPECIALIZED ONLINE DATABASE [VILLANOVA]
HeinOnline is a premier research database providing access to thousands of journals, government documents, international resources, and much more.Researchers can can browse by category or by name. When typing in the search bar, researchers can search terms to include title, author, citation or catalog. I searched for sources with a title including “deadbroke.” I found three journal articles.
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RESEARCH GUIDE/PAGE RESOURCE
The National Conference of State Legislatures provides a Child Support Resource Directory that includes a child support tutorial, legislative tracking and summaries, economic stability, parenting time considerations, guidelines, data, and more.
Georgetown Law (last updated 2021)
This research guide contains resources that are especially helpful for researchers seeking an overview of poverty law.This guide covers economic justice, family law, government benefits, homelessness, and more.