Abolish Child Support (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798345742327)

The child support enforcement system was designed to ensure children's financial security. But in reality, it has become a punitive mechanism that often traps low-income parents in cycles of debt, deepens family conflict, and fails to provide reliable support for children.

In Abolish Child Support, this book makes a bold case for dismantling the current enforcement-driven system. Through careful analysis, real-life accounts, and a comparative look at international child support models, it exposes the hidden costs and ethical failures of a system that criminalizes poverty and burdens taxpayers, while often leaving families no better off.

Readers will discover:

• The harmful impacts of child support enforcement on families, including financial hardship, incarceration for non-payment, and fractured family relationships.
• Eye-opening statistics and analysis on the cost to taxpayers, as billions are spent annually on enforcement that too often fails to support children effectively.
• Alternative models from around the world where income-based, supportive approaches provide greater financial stability for children without penalizing parents.
• A proposed framework for a humane, family-centered child support system, featuring income-sensitive payments, government child benefits, job training programs, and mental health support.

For policymakers, advocates, and families affected by the child support system, Abolish Child Support is a timely and urgent call for change. The current system's failures are clear, and it's time for a new approach-one that truly supports families by replacing punishment with compassion and practical solutions for family stability and child welfare.