Moving beyond the Child Support Revolution
Ann Laquer Estin,
Ann Laquer Estin
Ann Laquer Estin is professor of law, College of Law, University of Iowa, Iowa City.
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Ann Laquer Estin
Ann Laquer Estin is professor of law, College of Law, University of Iowa, Iowa City.
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