Child Access Projects: An Evaluation of Four Child Access Demonstration ProjectsFunded by the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement

摘要

Although attention has long been paid to issues of child support enforcement,problems of non-custodial parental access to their children has been less studied. However, there is substantial research demonstrating that parental contact and payment of child support are related. This report summarizes the result of the second (Wave II) set of Child Access Demonstration Projects funded by the Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCE). Four states participated in the demonstration. In Arizona, divorced couples under enforceable visitation orders received monitoring calls according to different frequencies and schedules, while parents in the control group received no calls. In Idaho, parents seeking divorce or modification of visitation orders took part in family skills education. Detailed access plans were developed by participants, or they were referred to mediation. The Iowa project provided counseling services to noncustodial parents who called the operating organization; while in Massachusetts, parents seeking divorce or modification of child access participated in education programs or assessment and counseling.