Child Support Project Description

Project Description

The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) is working with the federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) on a project to aid state legislatures in improving state child support enforcement systems.

NCSL's Child Support Project is a resource available to state legislators and legislative staff nationwide. Project staff are available to provide on-site technical assistance to legislators, legislative staff, task forces, work groups, etc. This assistance can take many forms - from an educational presentation for legislators, staff and other state leaders, testimony before a legislative committee, assistance in drafting legislation, to a roundtable discussion with experts we've brought in to assist in understanding a particular issue. NCSL provides on-site technical assistance visits at no charge to your state and project staff work diligently to accommodate legislative calendars and legislators' schedules.

Other services provided by the project include:

Responding to requests for information or research on child support issues;

Publishing new materials such as State Legislative Reports, Legisbriefs, and an annual Legislative Summary on important and timely issues in child support;

Maintaining a webpage dedicated to child support issues and state legislation in this area.

Hosting the Child Support Listserv -- an email exchange service that allows the NCSL Child Support Project to disseminate child support-related news and updates to listserv members. The listserv enables state officials and policymakers to share ideas, problems and solutions with one another easily and quickly. To subscribe to the Child Support Listserv, contact Kyle Ramirez-Fry by email: childsupport@ncsl.org, or by phone: 303.364-7700.

The Child Support Enforcement project is part of the Children and Families Program of NCSL's Denver office. Project staff are:

Christi Goodman, Program Manager

Stephanie Walton, Policy Associate

Natalie O'Donnell, Research Analyst II

Kyle Ramirez-Fry, Senior Staff Assistant