The Family Support Act of 1988 () was a federal law that amended Title IV of the Social Security Act to revise the

Aid to Families with Dependent Children Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) was a federal assistance program in the United States in effect from 1935 to 1997, created by the Social Security Act (SSA) and administered by the United States Department of Health and Human Ser ...

(AFDC) program to emphasize work, child support and family benefits, as well as on withholding the wages of absentee parents. The Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training program (JOBS) was a

welfare-to-work The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) is a United States federal law passed by the 104th United States Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton. The bill implemented major changes to ...

program created by the Family Support Act to replace the Work Incentive program (WIN). An

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article said that the law "required teen mothers who receive public assistance to remain in high school and, in some cases, to live with their parents."

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