TY - JOUR T1 - Does Child Support Enforcement Reduce Divorce Rates? JF - Journal of Human Resources JO - J Hum Resour SP - 773 LP - 791 DO - 10.3368/jhr.XXXVIII.4.773 VL - XXXVIII IS - 4 AU - Bradley T. Heim Y1 - 2003/10/02 UR - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/XXXVIII/4/773.abstract N2 - During the 1990s, expenditures on Child Support Enforcement increased dramatically, as did the amount of money collected in these efforts. This paper examines whether there is a link between the Child Support Enforcement program and the divorce behavior of married couples with children. Previous work, notably that of Nixon (1997), found a significant negative effect of Child Support Enforcement policy on the probability of divorce. However, using a panel of state divorce rates and policy variables, I find that, contrary to this previous study, Child Support Enforcement policy has no significant impact on divorce rates. ER -