Family court reform
Child support: interest on arrears
Whether a state charges interest on unpaid child support. Interest is the mechanism that turns an arrears balance into one that can outgrow the original order, so removing or capping it is a recurring reform ask.
What the program is for, in the words of the people who built and ran it: Voices on child support - quotes and video, each checked against its source.
No interest charged (16)
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Court discretion (6)
Interest charged (29)
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