Child Support Enforcement Tools

Child Support Enforcement Tools

State child support experts stress the importance of the aggressive use of the enforcement tools available to child support programs in order to strengthen compliance with orders. The following documents may assist policymakers in those efforts.

Regulation of Private Child Support Collection Companies - Click here to learn about state efforts to regulate private child support collection companies

License Restrictions for Child Support How do states use license restrictions - driver's, professional and recreational - to enforce child support orders?

New Hire Reporting to Collect Child Support Read this legisbrief to learn about the success of state new hire reporting programs

State Collection of Arrearages Click here to see state policies regarding collection on past-due child support.

Criminal Nonsupport Most high level state courts have upheld statutes criminalizing the failure to pay child support. Read this Case in Brief for more detail.

License Restrictions and Child Support Read this Legisbrief that looks at the success of state programs that restrict licenses of delinquent child support obligors.

State Supreme Court Upholds License Restrictions Read about the Alaska Supreme Court decision upholding the use of a driver's license restriction law for parents with delinquent child support obligations in this Case in Brief.

New Hire Reporting and the Internet See which states permit employers to report new hires via the Internet and how to send those reports.

Questions on Collecting Social Security Numbers Answers to your questions about why collecting social security numbers is viewed as a necessary tool for enforcing child support.

Child Support State Legislation Surveys:

Income Withholding for Enforcement Purposes

Data Matching with Financial Institutions

Collection of Social Security Numbers (SSNs)

Use of Administrative Liens

Agency Authority for Expedited Procedures: Seizing Assets

New Hire Reporting Requirements

Adoption of UIFSA

Credit Bureau Reporting

Fraudulent Transfers to Avoid Child Support Obligations

Grandparent Liability for Child Support

For more information on child support issues, please contact Stephanie Walton in the Denver office at 303.364.7700 or cyf-info@ncsl.org or either Sheri Steisel or Lee Posey in the D.C. office at 202.624.5400 or fedhumserv-info@ncsl.org.