With Respect to Child Support

Multiple Choice

With respect to child support:

A) Almost one-third of families do not receive the full child support that is owed to them.
B) The average amount of child support due is about $5,300 a year, but the average amount received is only about $4,800 a year.
C) Custodial parents who received the full payments due were likely to be older, highly educated, and divorced, rather than never married.
D) About 90 percent of custodial parents have some sort of agreement or court award for child support.
E) The federal government has stepped up efforts to enforce child support, and its efforts have paid off significantly.