Bipartisan Majority in House Approves Historic Legislation to Help ...
Sep 20, 2024 · On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation, H.R. 9076 the Supporting America’s Children and Families Act, that includes policies approved unanimously by the Ways and Means Committee in July.
NYS DCSS | New York Child Support
Oct 28, 2024 · The Child Support Program provides custodial parents with assistance in obtaining financial support and medical insurance coverage for their children by locating parents, establishing parentage, establishing or modifying support orders, and collecting and distributing child support payments.
States no longer need to charge families for foster care costs, HHS ...
Jul 1, 2022 · New guidance from the federal government will make it easier for states to stop a controversial practice that, according to a 2021 NPR investigation, keeps impoverished families in debt when their...
New Rule Helps Child Support Programs During States of …
Mar 4, 2024 · The rule allows the ACF Office of Child Support Services (OCSS) to provide temporary relief to states from certain child support program performance standards and penalties when states are affected by natural disasters and other calamities.
ACF Announces New Name for Federal Child Support Office to …
Jun 2, 2023 · ACF announced today it has renamed the Office of Child Support Enforcement to the Office of Child Support Services (OCSS). This change reflects the program’s commitment to serving the whole family and promoting family self-sufficiency.
What’s next for Child Support Enforcement
Jul 1, 2024 · The federal child support program has been successful in helping struggling families across the country provide more stability for their children. In fiscal year 2022, the program served 12.8 million children—nearly one in five U.S. kids.
Office of Child Support Services (OCSS) | The Administration for
OCSS is the federal agency that oversees the national child support program. We partner with federal, state, tribal and local governments and others to promote parental responsibility so that children receive support from both parents even when they …
Child support | AP News
Jan 5, 2021 · Court voids ruling that sperm donor must pay child support. RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — When it comes to deciding whether a sperm donor should pay child support, a judge should follow the paternity laws of the state where the child is conceived, a North Carolina appeals court ruled this week. June 16, 2021.
More States Are Allowing Child Support Payments to Reach …
May 3, 2024 · Since a 2021 ProPublica investigation found that child support payments totaling $1.7 billion annually were taken from families and redirected into state coffers, at least six states have...
Opinion | Child Support vs. Deadbeat States - The New York Times
Sep 10, 2019 · In most states in America, child support doesn’t actually go to children. Particularly when they are being raised in low-income families. Confused? You’re not alone. Many people have no clue...