Download or read book The American Child Support System & Black Family written by Cecily Accomando and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-12 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the U.S. child support collection system was set up in 1975 under President Gerald Ford -- a child of divorce whose father failed to pay court-ordered child support -- the country, and the typical family, looked very different from today. Important facts and in-book points of discussion: -Over 115 billion dollars is currently owed to the government in back child support and associated fees, mostly by poor black fathers. -The U.S. Child Support System began formation in the early 1800's and was originally designated for white women only, and has since only been updated to incorporate more punitive enforcement actions that are now levied disproportionately against poor black fathers. -The Child Support System has been instrumental in the much-talked-about breakdown and dwindling of the two-parent black family household since the late 1970's. -The Child Support System prioritizes payments over parentage when it comes to fathers, while nearly 70% of all black children in the U.S. are raised in households headed by single women. - Federal and state governments reap multilevel economic profits via the U.S. Child Support System. - And much more!