A California lawmaker wants to bring more families into the state's formal child support system, a move that advocates say ...

Nguyen’s AB 1643 would default families into California’s child‑support system — supporters tout poverty relief, critics warn ...

A reshuffling of child support collection was supposed to help the people who need the money. Three weeks into the system, those people say getting their checks is still a major hassle. Last week, the ...

When policymakers talk about child support, they often focus on poverty or delinquency. For decades that focus made sense. The modern child-support enforcement system was built to protect low-income ...