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One million children are meant to receive child support each year. Proposed changes will help them in some ways, but fall short of addressing big problems.
A damning report by the Commonwealth Ombudsman has found one third of complainants believe the child support system has become ‘weaponised’ by abusive ex-partners.
Women already facing structural inequalities are most affected by a lack of child support.
Drawing on the experiences of 675 single mothers, our research found the current system is failing those most vulnerable.
Early childhood education and care centres, which includes childcare and preschool, are part of our village. They form a support network established to ensure parents’ and children’s lifelong success.
The review of the Australian family law system is welcome, but it should not waste precious time and resources on data that already exist.
Higher child support payments actually lead to an increase in the employment rate of single mums, research finds.
Any reforms must move beyond a focus on administrative processes to acknowledge the lived experiences of child support which can be disguised by formal policy.
Progress in South Africa’s welfare system is being hindered by corruption, labour disputes and a lack of research and innovation in the field.
Single mothers have identified a number of impediments to receiving adequate child support, including compliance, costs and difficult interactions with government agencies.
In many states fathers can be incarcerated for failing to pay child support. This is a crisis that needs addressing.
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Professor and Associate Dean Research, School of Social Sciences, Media, Film and Education, Swinburne University of Technology
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Swinburne University of Technology
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Associate Professor in Sociology, Flinders University
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor in the Early Childhood Education, University of New England
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Centre for Social Development in Africa, Faculty of Humanities, University of Johannesburg
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Emeritus Professor of Family Studies, Australian National University; La Trobe University
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Director, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Social Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Maurice V Russell Professor of Social Policy and Social Work Practice, School of Social Work, Columbia University