Absent Fathers

EEn......Page 1 Front Cover......Page 2 Back Cover......Page 3 TOC......Page 5 List of figures and tables......Page 7 Preface......Page 12 Acknowledgements......Page 14 1 - Introduction......Page 15 2 - Methods of collecting the data......Page 23 3 - The characteristics of non-resident fathers......Page 37 4 - Employment and income......Page 64 5 - Housing......Page 84 6 - Contact between non-resident fathers and their children......Page 94 7 - The fluidity of contact......Page 113 8 - Child support: Who pays?......Page 138 9 - The level of financial support......Page 160 10 - The Child Support Agency......Page 179 11 - Willingness to pay......Page 197 12 - Negotiating child maintenance......Page 219 13 - Concluding discussion......Page 238 Notes......Page 247 References and further reading......Page 249 Index......Page 266