Underhållsstödet - familjepolitikens albatross : 1997 års underhållsstödsreform och dess betydelse för de bidragsskyldiga föräldrarna
A new law regarding child-maintenance was issued in Sweden in 1997. The main purpose of the reform was to make the system more cost-efficient, in order to minimise government expenditure. This was done by advocating a more individualised economic responsibility, as well as new rules for how to calculate maintenance levels. Almost five years later it is clear that the economic goals have not been
