Changes in payments, family dynamics and wellbeing following major child support reform: a longitudinal investigation of behavourial and attitudinal responses

本研究将在三个主要方面对国家有利：(a)衡量子女抚养改革对亲子接触和子女抚养费支付的直接影响；(b)评估这些改革对家庭动态（特别是冲突、争吵和亲子关系质量）以及父母和儿童的健康和福祉的影响；(c)无论改革如何，它将为分离后的经济、社会和心理健康之间的相互关系提供新的证据。透过大学与相关政府部门的伙伴关系，我们将为未来的政策和服务提供提供最大的机会。

This study will benefit the nation in three main ways: (a) it will measure the immediate impact of child support reforms on parent-child contact and the payment of child support; (b) it will provide an estimate of the consequences of these reforms for family dynamics (especially conflict, acrimony and the quality of parent-child relationships) and parents' and children's health and wellbeing; and (c) it will provide new evidence on the interrelationships between post-separation economic, social and psychological wellbeing irrespective of the reforms. Through this partnership between the University and relevant government departments, we are maximising the opportunity for shaping future policies and service delivery.