In-Kind Child Support

Abstract

Given that the importance of child support increases with the decline of the traditional family, it is essential to address the issues facing the child support system, such as high arrearages and loss of involvement by many noncustodial parents. This Article ex- plores the merits of changing the current rules on child support, which do not recognize in-kind child support. Due to the adminis- trative difficulty of in-kind child support and its potential hardship to custodial parents, this Article also proposes limits on such a system, including percentage caps on in-kind child support and ju- dicial approval or parental agreement.