TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - Child support and domestic violence: The victims speak out
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Pearson, Jessica
A1  - Thoennes, Nancy
A1  - Griswold, Esther Ann
SP  - 427
EP  - 448
VL  - 5
IS  - 4
N2  - Brief interviews with 1,082 applicants for public assistance in four Colorado welfare offices show that 40% disclose current or past abuse. When apprised of the option of obtaining an exemption to the child support requirements of the new welfare reform law, only 6.7% of victims (2.7% of applicants) expressed an interest in applying. Most women said they wanted child support and that its pursuit would pose no danger. Only one third of the victims who expressed an interest in applying for an exemption were granted one. Two thirds were denied because they lacked sufficient documentation to corroborate their claims of potential harm.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10778019922181293
ID  - ref1
ER  -