Public Mechanisms for Recovering Child Support

The French system for collecting child support payments has recently been shaken up by the introduction and generalization of a financial intermediation service, independent of any arrears, managed by Aripa. This reform has brought France closer to countries such as Quebec, while distancing it from systems like those in Germany, Sweden, or Finland, which have not undergone the same evolution.

Across a panel of countries, this study seeks to analyze foreign systems and their characteristics in terms of institutional affiliation, timing of intervention, constraints and costs associated with the mechanisms, conditions for accessing services, and more.