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

这项研究将在三个主要方面造福国家：(A)它将衡量子女支助改革对亲子接触和子女抚养费支付的直接影响；(B)它将估计这些改革对家庭动态(特别是冲突、恶语相向和亲子关系的质量)以及父母和儿童的健康和福祉的后果；(C)它将提供新的证据，说明无论改革如何，分离后的经济、社会和心理福祉之间的相互关系。透过大学与相关政府部门的伙伴关系，我们正尽量提供机会，以制订未来的政策和提供服务。

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.