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.
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.
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.
MyChildSupport | Welcome to MyChildSupport
Apply For Child Support Services. Either parent or a legal guardian can apply for child support services. Apply now to receive/pay child support or request low-cost paternity testing. Case Information. View up-to-date case and payment information at …
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...
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.
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...
January 2024 Child Support Report | The Administration for ... - ACF
Eligible parties include payers and recipients of support as well as custodians and potential fathers who don’t yet have child support orders. Navigators will provide information and tools to help families address child support issues and connect with other local resources.
Child Custody and Support - The New York Times
News about Child Custody and Support, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Child Support Payments Should Go to Families, Not Government
5 days ago · Among custodial families with incomes below the federal poverty line, child support represents 41 percent of their income when received, on average. Child support represents an even larger share — 65 percent — of income when received by custodial families living below half of the poverty line. Lower risk of child protective services ...