Poor families could be disincentivized to participate in TANF (welfare) due to child welfare investigation / requiring ex-partner child support
U.S. social welfare policy could engage fathers more
U.S. citizen payments to government could be easier to pay and less punitive
U.S. child support could go to parents rather than the state
U.S. child support could depend on a current income or be by providing child care
Child support orders could be based on current income and assist with job placement/retention
Incarceration could not be treated as "voluntary unemployment" to calculate child support arrears
