Families need better protections when court-ordered payments fail, says children's welfare advocate.

Parents have paid nearly $1.5 million in past-due child support since the Trump administration began revoking passports for ...

The U.S. government can revoke a passport for significant unpaid child support. The Trump administration increased enforcement of a 1996 law allowing for passport revocations. The delinquent child ...

The State Department’s enforcement initiative marks a significant shift in how child support arrearages can affect high-income obligors. In New Jersey, the impact is especially immediate. For decades, ...

The US State Department is revoking passports of Americans with significant unpaid child support, starting with debts over $100,000, as part of a broader enforcement campaign to ensure compliance.

When policymakers talk about child support, they often focus on poverty or delinquency. For decades that focus made sense. The modern child-support enforcement system was built to protect low-income ...