The Senate needs to approve a measure overwhelmingly passed by the House allowing welfare mothers to keep more child support payments from noncustodial fathers.

Where the money does not come from is the 2.5 million poor noncustodial fathers in the United States.

In an unusual resolution, the boy, now 13, lives with the adoptive family, while Mr. Smith, a noncustodial father, has visiting rights.

And noncustodial fathers can be required to continue paying support even if the mothers remarry.

There are 15 million noncustodial fathers in this country, and 3 million noncustodial mothers.

Welfare reform allows states to set aside welfare-to-work dollars to train noncustodial fathers whereas previously only mothers could benefit.

Children First tells noncustodial fathers: support your kid or go to jail.

It is reprehensible for a custodial mother to deny ordered access (a word preferred to "visitation") to a child by the noncustodial father.

The program Parents' Fair Share failed to increase the earnings or employment of noncustodial fathers it served.

Soon afterward, the sheet metal workers union set up a "family reunification program" to train 16 noncustodial fathers from Bridgeport with children in public housing.