Analyzing the Development of the American Child Support System

About the Book

On August 22, 1996, President William Clinton signed into law the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996. Media and goververnment sources portrayed this act as the most important welfare reform since the passage of Social Security in the New Deal 61 years earlier. The hype around welfare reform overshadowed a significant section of the act entitled, “Title III—Child Support.” This section of the act made major changes in the child support program that is charged with the task of establishing, enforcing and modifying child support orders for children with non-residential parents. This book tells the story of the development and passage of the 1996 child support reforms.

About the Author

Dr. Ruth G. Krueger has worked for Dakota County in all aspects of public welfare since 1977. In 1993 she did an internship in the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington DC where she worked with the Clinton Administration on welfare reform. She has a Doctorate in Public Administration from the University of Southern California.