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Prevention
These are (a) expectant fathers or fathers with personal incomes below 150 of the poverty line (b) live with families with family incomes below 150 of the poverty line and for who paternity establishment or a child support order has not legally established.

For these and other reasons, providing employability or child support services to the fathers may be premature.

These fathers may also face barriers to employment including (a) criminal record, (b) no post-secondary education, (c) limited prior work experience, and (d) substance abuse problems.

These fathers would have difficulty meeting their child support obligations if one were currently in place.
Intervention
These are existing obligors who have child support arrears of $1,000 or more and personal or family incomes at or below 150 of the poverty line.

Fathers in this group represent 60 of those who do not pay their child support.

These fathers may also face barriers to employment including (a) criminal record, (b) no post-secondary education, (c) limited prior work experience and, (d) substance abuse problems.
Recovery
These are existing obligors who with personal or family incomes at or above 150 of the poverty line who are currently employed or self-employed.

These fathers exhibit no visible financial barrier to meeting their child support obligations.
Volitional
These are (a) expectant fathers or fathers with personal incomes below 150 of the poverty line (b) live with families with family incomes below 150 of the poverty line and for who paternity establishment or a child support order has not legally established.

For these and other reasons, providing employability or child support services to the fathers may be premature.

These fathers may also face barriers to employment including (a) criminal record, (b) no post-secondary education, (c) limited prior work experience, and (d) substance abuse problems.

These fathers would have difficulty meeting their child support obligations if one were currently in place.

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