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Payee mothers interactions with the Department of Human Services Child Support: A summary of recent qualitative findings

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posted on 2023-05-22, 03:02 authored by Natalier, K, Cook, K, Pitman, T
This article explores mothers' experiences with the child support scheme in Australia, highlighting how interactions with the Department of Human Services-Child Support (DHS-CS) agency can facilitate or undermine the receipt of child support. It summarises findings from a recent qualitative study with 37 payee mothers, regarding the key institutional and interactional processes that create barriers to the receipt of expected and useful amounts of child support, the way the costs of children are calculated, DHS-CS approaches to enforcing payer compliance, and agency and worker communication practices. The impact on mothers in fearful or high-conflict relationships with their former partners is also discussed.

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Publication title

Family Matters

Volume

97

Pagination

30-40

ISSN

1030-2646

Department/School

School of Social Sciences

Publisher

Australian Institute of Family Studies

Place of publication

Australia

Repository Status

  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Families and family services

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