Marriage is the foundation of a successful society.
Marriage is an essential institution of a successful society which promotes the interests of children. In 1992, only 54 percent of single parent families with children had a child support order established and, of that 54 percent, only about one-half received the full amount due. Of the cases enforced through the public child support enforcement system, only 18 percent of the caseload has a collection. More than two-thirds of these recipients are children. Eighty-nine percent of children receiving AFDC benefits now lives in homes in which no father is present.