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The female payer: Gender differences in characteristics among child support payers
Elke Claessens1, Dimitri Mortelmans1
1Centre for Population, Family and Health (CPFH), Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, Department of Sociology, University of Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium.
The British Journal of Sociology
|February 23, 2021
Summary
Nonresident mothers paying child support are increasing. This study found significant differences in motivations and demographics between male and female payers, impacting current child support policies.
Area of Science:
- Family Law
- Sociology
- Economics
Background:
- Increasing prevalence of nonresident mothers formally paying child support.
- Potential challenges to existing gender-based child support policies and enforcement strategies.
- Need to understand differences between male and female child support payers.
Purpose of the Study:
- To map differences between male and female child support payers using the male compliance payment framework.
- To identify factors contributing to discrepancies in child support payments between genders.
- To inform policy and enforcement strategies for child support.
Main Methods:
- Discriminant analysis applied to register and fiscal data of separated parents.
- Utilized a comprehensive payment framework to analyze payer characteristics.
- Compared demographic data and motivational aspects of male and female payers.
Main Results:
- The full model revealed considerable differences between male and female child support payers.
- Willingness to pay emerged as the strongest discriminating factor between genders.
- Paying mothers demonstrated a higher willingness to pay child support than fathers.
Conclusions:
- Discrepancies between nonresident mothers and fathers paying child support are influenced by demographics and child residency patterns.
- Differing motivations play a significant role in the observed differences between male and female payers.
- Existing child support policies may need revision to account for gender-specific payer profiles and motivations.
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