Chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 Methods of collecting the data -- chapter 3 The characteristics of non-resident fathers -- chapter 4 Employment and income -- chapter 5 Housing -- chapter 6 Contact between non-resident fathers and their children -- chapter 7 The fluidity of contact -- chapter 8 Child support: Who pays? -- chapter 9 The level of financial support -- chapter 10 The Child Support Agency -- chapter 11 Willingness to pay -- chapter 12 Negotiating child maintenance -- chapter 13 Concluding discussion
Summary
Discussing the social implications of absentee fathers, this volume provides a text for undergraduates in social policy and should also be of interest to professionals concerned with family breakdown and child support
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-251) and index
