Providing Employment and Income Supports When Noncustodial Parents Have Barriers to Payment

Employment-oriented programs offered as an alternative to traditional child support enforcement have the potential to improve outcomes for noncustodial fathers with a limited ability to pay child support. This fact sheet provides an overview of the evidence for effective state and local child support-led employment programs and state policies to expand state Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC) for noncustodial parents.