In an entry at his Your Black World blog, Dr. Boyce Watkins examines the perilous impact on families when fathers fail to pay child support. Watkins says that the child-support system is in serious ...

Pro-life lawmakers are pushing a new law, now that Congress has a conservative majority, that would make it so that pregnant women can secure child support payments before their child is born.

Historically, women who are expecting a child have been left out of child support requirements, with most having to wait until their child is born to receive any lawful benefits. This is despite the ...