With Respect to Child Support

question 21

Multiple Choice

With respect to child support:

• A)Almost one-third of families do not receive the full child support that is owed to them.
• B)The average amount of child support due is about $5,300 a year, but the average amount received is only about $4,800 a year.
• C)Custodial parents who received the full payments due were likely to be older, highly educated, and divorced, rather than never married.
• D)About 90 percent of custodial parents have some sort of agreement or court award for child support.
• E)The federal government has stepped up efforts to enforce child support, and its efforts have paid off significantly.

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