Child’s pay: Support collections, unwed births on rise

 
The Oklahoman Editorial
Published: May 20, 2009

There’s some sad news, some bad news and some good news on child support collections.

→Sad: The number of births to unwed mothers is rising sharply in this country, although not as much as in Europe . This trend sets the stage for child support payment problems down the road, as a percentage of the unwed fathers will likely not make timely payments.

→Bad: About $1.7 billion in child suppor...


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