Child Support Collections from Federal Income Tax Refund Offsets Hit Record High in 2007

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF) today announced the collection of a record-breaking $1.69 billion in delinquent child support from federal income tax refund offsets in 2007.

Indiana Awarded $990,000 for Child Support Enforcement Improvements

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Administration for Children and Families today announced federal funding of $990,000 for an Indiana initiative promoting improvements in child support enforcement efforts in that state.

Grants to Strengthen Child Support Awarded

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has awarded nearly $1.14 million in grants to 12 grantees including: 8 child support agencies, a Tribe, a State court, a local prosecutor's office and a nonprofit organization. The goal is to advance the performance of the nation's child support enforcement system.

IM-07-06, Child Welfare/CSE Joint Issuance

The attached joint Information Memorandum (IM) from the Children's Bureau (CB) and the Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) provides information to State child support enforcement and child welfare agencies on three main issues.

Data Standards Registry

The Data Standards Registry for the child support community contains definitions for data elements used within child support. The information in the Registry has been created and reviewed through a collaborative effort between the Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), the OCSE Data Standards Oversight Board, and the child support standards community.

Joint Issuance: Office of Child Support Enforcement and Office of Family Assistance

Questions and Responses on Coordination between the TANF and the Child Support Enforcement Programs since enactment of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA of 2005)

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Implementing Provisions of Title IV-D of the Social Security Act as amended by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Public Law 109-171 (DRA of 2005)

Best Practices - 2006 - 9th Edition - Table of Contents Compendium of Best Practices/Good Ideas in Child Support Enforcement - 2006 - 9th Edition

This Information Memorandum conveys the "Compendium of Promising Practices/Good Ideas in Child Support Enforcement - 2006." The Compendium is a Federal source for learning about successful child support programs and organizational practices. You may also find the compendium electronically on our internet site: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse. We thank all agencies for contributing the practices in this edition. We look forward to your nominations for our future editions. We will consider practices which improve outcomes for customers, enhance organizational results or increase staff performance.

ACF Awards Grants to Strengthen Child Support

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced grants totaling $696,000 to six state child support enforcement agencies for demonstration and research purposes.

"These grants are aimed at testing new approaches to strengthen the child support system," said Wade F. Horn, Ph.D., HHS assistant secretary for children and families. "The goal of this funding is to make child support payments a more dependable source of income for families."

Administration for Children and Families
Awards Grants to Strengthen Child Support

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced nearly $800,000 in grants to non-profit organizations and a local agency to advance the performance of the nation’s child support enforcement system.

"These grants are aimed at improving the financial stability of children and their parents by improving the child support enforcement system," said HHS Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Wade F. Horn, Ph.D. "They highlight the importance of healthy parental relationships and helping noncustodial parents, when needed, in meeting their child support obligations."

"Child-Support Receipt Up: Reliance on Public Assistance Down"

On August 23rd 2006, the U.S Census Bureau released the latest edition of, "Custodial Mothers and Fathers and Their Child Support: 2003"

Links to the press release and report are below:

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/children/007327.html

http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p60-230.pdf

Ohio Awarded $990,000 for Child Support Project

Assistant Secretary for Children and Families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Wade F. Horn, Ph.D., today announced $990,000 in federal funding for a demonstration project in the state of Ohio to promote improvements in child support enforcement efforts. The project will take place in Clark County.

Welfare Reform Reauthorized

President George W. Bush signs the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 on Feb. 8, 2006. The law reauthorizes the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program administered by HHS’ Administration for Children and Families (ACF).