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International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family Advance Access originally published online on January 29, 2009
International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family 2009 23(1):25-52; doi:10.1093/lawfam/ebn017
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International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family, Vol. 23, No. 1, © The Author [2009]. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org.

Recent Trends in Child Maintenance Schemes in 14 Countries

Christine Skinner* and Jacqueline Davidson**

* Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of York, York YO10 5DD
** Social Policy Research Unit, University of York, York YO10 5DD


  Abstract

Changes in family formations in western industrialized countries since the 1960s have not been reflected in cross-national research in the area of child maintenance. This article outlines child support regimes in 14 countries, considering the locus of formal decision making, the determination of child maintenance obligations – highlighted by way of national informant responses to two fictitious vignette scenarios – and the enforcement and penalty provisions used in the event of non-compliance. The article concludes that while some broad trends can be identified across countries, there is diversity in how countries respond to family change.


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