Breaking the Cycle of Defeat for "Deadbroke" Noncustodial Parents Through Advocacy on Child Support Issues

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Low-income noncustodial parents face employment and economic barriers that are caused by federal and state child support policies and local practices. Maryland's Legal Aid Bureau launched a project to tackle these barriers and has developed successful advocacy responses to their clients' recurrent problems.

By Daniel L. Hatcher and Hannah Lieberman From May - June 2003