A mother's viral claim that her ex spent child support on his new girlfriend, then posted photos of the shopping spree, struck a nerve because it echoed a familiar fear: money meant for children being ...

A Georgia teenager is accused of turning a stranger's baby into the centerpiece of a months-long child support hoax that authorities say drained thousands of dollars from her former boyfriend.

A 14th suspect has been charged in connection with a scheme to divert money meant for Texas child-support recipients. Debra Jean Lopez is one of seven people who worked for Affiliated Computer ...

Arrest in child support scam involving random baby A Coweta County woman is accused of scamming an ex-boyfriend out of $7,000 in child support for a baby that was neither his nor hers.

When policymakers talk about child support, they often focus on poverty or delinquency. For decades that focus made sense. The modern child-support enforcement system was built to protect low-income ...