Skip to Page Content
Home  |  Contact Us  |  Press Room  |  Site Overview  |  Help  |  Login  |  Register
Add to MyNCSL

Child Support Project

Funding of State Disbursement Units

Created 09/01

State

Funding of State Disbursement Unit

Alabama

State General Fund

Alaska

Program Receipts

Arizona

Charges $2.25 per case per month to the NCP

Arkansas

State retained TANF funds, federal incentives, state general funds, and fees. The custodial parent is charged a monthly collection fee of $18 but not more than 13% of the amount collected.

California

NA - SDU not operational

Colorado

State General Fund

Connecticut

State General Fund

Delaware

State General Fund

District of Columbia

DC Superior Court Funds

Florida

Combination of general funds, federal incentive funds and fee collection. The fee is 4% of the collection amount, at least $1 and a maximum of $5.25.

Georgia

Information not available

Hawaii

Information not available

Idaho

State General Fund

Illinois

State General Fund

Indiana

Information not available

Iowa

State General Fund

Kansas

State General Fund

Kentucky

State General Fund

Louisiana

State General Fund

Maine

Information not available

Maryland

State General Fund

Massachusetts

Information not available

Michigan

State General Fund

Minnesota

State General Fund

Mississippi

State General Fund

Missouri

State General Fund

Montana

Same as program funding; no fees

Nebraska

State General Fund (SDU will be operational in Fall, 2001)

Nevada

State General Fund and Retained Earnings

New Hampshire

State General Fund and Incentive Earnings

New Jersey

State General Fund

New Mexico

State General Fund

New York

State and local funding

North Carolina

State General Fund

North Dakota

State General Fund

Ohio

State general funds, with certain counties also contributing

Oklahoma

State General Fund

Oregon

State General Fund and Retained Collections

Pennsylvania

State General Fund

Rhode Island

Information not available

South Carolina

NA - SDU not operational

South Dakota

State General Fund

Tennessee

State General Fund and Incentive Earnings

Texas

State General Fund

Utah

State General Fund; also a $3.50 processing fee per payment, up to $7.00 per month. The processing fee is charged to the applicant for services; usually the custodial parent but sometimes the noncustodial parent.

Vermont

Combination of state general funds, incentive earnings and shared Public Assistance collections with the Department of Social Services. For registry cases (Non IV-D cases), $5 of the first collection each month is retained.

Virginia

State General Fund and Retained Earnings

Washington

State General Fund

West Virginia

State General Fund - funding based on state income generated

Wisconsin

Charges a $25 annual receipt and disbursement fee, which was charged prior to implementation of the SDU. A proposal is pending to raise the fee to $35 in 2001 due to increased vendor expenses.

Wyoming

Information not available

Guam

Information not available

Puerto Rico

Information not available

Virgin Islands

Information not available

* The federal government funds child support program expenditures, including SDUs, at a rate
of 66 percent. This chart addresses state funding of the other 34 percent of costs associated with
the SDU.

Denver Office: Tel: 303-364-7700 | Fax: 303-364-7800 | 7700 East First Place | Denver, CO 80230 | Map
Washington Office: Tel: 202-624-5400 | Fax: 202-737-1069 | 444 North Capitol Street, N.W., Suite 515 | Washington, D.C. 20001