A bad economy tends to spawn domino effects of harm.
As workers lose their jobs, the folks who depend on their paycheck --
whether the bank that owns their mortgage or retail store owners or
service employees -- all take a hit as well. Least able to protect
themselves, and wholly unable to find another source of support, are
the children of laid-off workers. As a recent article in the New York Times
suggests, the picture can get especially complicated when the paycheck
that's lost was formerly provided by a non-custodial parent in the form
of child support.
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