Date of Award
Spring 4-28-2015
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Public Administration (MPA)
Abstract
The Office of Child Support Enforcement has directed all states to develop and implement policies and procedures that require the establishment of “parenting time plans” beginning 2019. Research has shown that noncustodial parents who have a parenting time plan in place are more consistent with their child support payments and that unmarried custodial parents who are unfamiliar with parenting time plans are generally reluctant to comply with parenting time plans for fear that they will adversely impact the amount of child support ordered. This paper will review federally funded demonstration grants conducted in states that have successfully merged parenting time plans with new child support orders. This research study will interview relevant researcher’s and policy makers, and survey never married custodial and non-custodial parents whose case resides in San Francisco to determine if early outreach and education concerning parenting time plans would improve compliance with such orders. Study findings will be shared with both the California Department of Child Support Services and the Office of Child Support Enforcement as a preliminary step toward implementation.
Recommended Citation
Roye, Karen, "Parenting Time Plans: Will Early Intervention Improve Parent Participation?" (2015). EMPA Capstones. 313.
https://digitalcommons.law.ggu.edu/capstones/313