Publications
Select from the links below to access forms, reports, handbooks and other publications
OCSE Annual Reports and Statistics
Child Support Enforcement (CSE) FY 2007 Preliminary Report
Child Support Enforcement FY 2004 Annual Report to Congress
Child Support Enforcement (CSE) FY 2006 Preliminary Report
Child Support Enforcement (CSE) FY 2005 Preliminary Report
Child Support Enforcement FY 2002 & FY 2003 Annual Report to Congress
OCSE Reports and Statistics Archive
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Handbooks/Pamphlets
Child Support Enforcement Handbook
Glossary of Child Support Terms (MicroSoft Word Document)
English & Spanish Handbook
Handbooks/Pamphlets Archive
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OCSE Fact Sheets
Program description in English
Program description in Spanish
Steps for Child Support in English
Steps for Child Support in Spanish
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ACF/OCSE Reports
Report - Child Access and Visitation Grants: State/Jurisdiction Profiles for FY 2005 (April, 2007)
Report - Incarceration, Reentry and Child Support Issues: National and State Research Overview(August, 2006)
Resource Guide - Working with Incarcerated and Released Parents: Lessons from OCSE Grants and State Programs(August, 2006)
OCSE Strategic Plan for FY 2005-2009 (October, 2004)
Child Support, Child Care and Head Start Collaboration: Innovations & Ideas (October, 2003)
Child Support Cost Avoidance in 1999, Final Report (Published June 6, 2003)
Managing Child Support Arrears, A Discussion Framework (April 2003)
Essentials for Attorneys in Child Support Enforcement (October, 2002)
Accuracy of Data Maintained
by the National Directory of New Hires and the Effectiveness of
Security Procedures, Report to the House of Representatives
Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Committee on
Finance (July, 2002)
Guidebook for a Common Methodology (July, 2002)
Barriers to the Payment of Court-Ordered Child Support (June, 2002)
Managing Child Support Arrears, A Discussion Framework
Delivering Effective Customer Service: Final Report (April, 2002)
Automated Cost-of-Living Adjustments of Child Support Orders in Three States (April, 2001)
Making Child Support Safe: Coordinating Child Support and Public Assistance Agencies in Their Response to Domestic Violence (April, 2001)
ACF/OCSE Reports Archive
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Recent DHHS Sponsored Research Reports
Assessing Child Support Arrears in Nine Large States and the Nation (June, 2007)
Child Support and TANF Interaction: Literature Review (April, 2003)
Helping Unwed Parents Build Strong and Healthy Marriages: A Conceptual Framework for Interventions (January, 2003)
Health Care Coverage Among Child Support-Eligible Children (December, 2002)
Dollars and Sense: Improving the Determination of Child Support Obligations for Low-Income Mothers, Fathers and Children (2.5 M Byte Adobe PDF) (July, 2002)
DHHS Sponsored Reports Archive
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| A-04-06-03506 | Dec, 2007 | Undistributable Child Support Collections in Georgia From October 1, 1998, Through December 31, 2005 |
| OEI-06-06-00070 | Oct, 2007 | State Use of Debt Compromise to Reduce Child Support Arrearages |
| GAO-06-942 | Sep, 2006 | Human Services Programs - Demonstration Projects Could Identify Ways to Reduce Administrative Costs |
| GAO-06-491 | Jul, 2006 | Child Support Enforcement - More Focus on Labor and Administrative Costs Audits Could Help Reduce Federal Expenditures |
| GAO-06-766 | Jul, 2006 | National Sex Offender Registry - New Hire Data has Potential for Updating Addresses of Convicted Sex Offenders |
| A-05-06-00018 | May 24, 2006 | Review of Undistributable Child Support Collections from October 1, 1998 Through September 30, 2005. |
| GAO-05-701 | Jul, 2005 | State Approaches to Screening for Domestic Violence Could Benefit from HHS Guidance |
GAO/HHS IG Reports Archive