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Mincy, Ronald; Garfinkel, Irwin; Nepomnyaschy, Lenna – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2005
This article assesses the effectiveness of in-hospital paternity establishment, a federal requirement since 1993. We avoid biases in previous studies by using a national sample of nonmarital births (N= 3,254), by including detailed controls for characteristics of unwed mothers and previously unavailable controls for characteristics of fathers, and…
Descriptors: Unwed Mothers, Hospitals, Fathers
Garfinkel, Irwin; McLanahan, Sara S.; Tienda, Marta; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne – 2002
This paper summarizes a collection of papers in a special issue that examines what resources and capabilities parents likely to be affected by Temporary Assistance for Needy Families have; whether these parents are likely to be good parents; the nature of parents' relationships and whether they will be able to cooperate in raising their children;…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Family Structure, Fathers, Labor Market