Abolish Child Support

By: Warner, Je

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DM8MJVCT
• ISBN13: 9798345742327
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"