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Download full textWelch, Carol; And Others – 1990
This paper presents an overview of the development of child support in America. A review of the English common law from which U.S. laws evolved provides a glimpse into the ways that institutions of marriage and the family were viewed in the 19th century. The development of American law reflects the transformation of family structure by…
Descriptors: Child Support, Economic Factors, Employed Women, Family (Sociological Unit)
