The Bench Press
The Bench Press
Return to this page frequently for information on emerging trends and topics in the problem-solving arena.
NCP Choices Program
NCP Choices Program
Child Support at Home and Abroad: Road to The Hague
Marilyn Ray Smith
Massachusetts
On November 23, 2007, The Hague Conference on Private International Law adopted the Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance. This milestone event was the culmination not just of five years of negotiations preceded by four years of preparation, but of a century of law reform efforts in the United States and Europe to construct systems for the effective enforcement of child support obligations when parents live in different jurisdictions.
The Underground Economy
Justice Maura Corrigan
Michigan Supreme Court
Hot off the presses from the Undergound Economy Taskforce, this publication highlights some of the crucial issues involving how intentionally concealed employment causes problems for collecting accurate child support and taxation figures.
The Underground Economy Taskforce discusses three broad strategies for addressing the underground economy: Prevention, Collaboration, and Enforcement.