Beliefs About Child Support Modification Following Remarriage and Subsequent Childbirth

Framed by equity theory, fairness beliefs regarding child support modification to account for the financial impact of remarriage and subsequent childbirth were assessed. Based on a random sample of 407 Kentucky residents using a multiple segment factorial vignette approach, modification was supporte...

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Published in:Family relations 2009-02, Vol.58 (1), p.65-78
Main Author: Hans, Jason D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
Awards
Beliefs
Birth
Births
Changes
Child Support
Childbirth
Childhood Needs
Children
Children & youth
Compliance
Decision Models
Divorce
equity theory
Factor Analysis
Fairness
Families & family life
Family Involvement
Family relations
Family studies
Father Involvement and Child Support
Females
Financial status
Financial Support
Guidelines
Income
Income shares
Judicial discretion
Kentucky
Marital Status
Marriage
Parent Child Relationship
Parenting
Parents
Parents & parenting
Public Opinion
Remarriage
Toy models
U.S.A
Wellbeing
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Summary:Framed by equity theory, fairness beliefs regarding child support modification to account for the financial impact of remarriage and subsequent childbirth were assessed. Based on a random sample of 407 Kentucky residents using a multiple segment factorial vignette approach, modification was supported by 57% of respondents following remarriage, but only 12% believed that child support should be modified following childbirth. Support for modification was greater when the impetus was a change in the marital or parental status of the child support obligor than the recipient. Downward modification when the obligor's financial situation worsened was favored more than upward modification when the obligor's financial situation improved. Overall, response patterns showed little support for applying existing child support models to modification decisions.
ISSN:0197-6664
1741-3729
0197-6664
DOI:10.1111/j.1741-3729.2008.00535.x