Rural child support resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2008 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/child_support/ Overview of the child support, fatherhood and marriage provisions of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA). -- Center for Law and Social Policy http://www.clasp.org/publications/childsupport_budgetsum_updt_0606.pdf Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.clasp.org/publications/childsupport_budgetsum_updt_0606.pdf Describes the federal and state child support and paternity establishment activities set forth in the Social Security Act. This section of the Act requires that each state create a program to locate non-custodial parents, establish paternity, establish and enforce child support obligations, and collect and distribute support payments. -- Social Security Administration http://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/ssact/title04/0400.htm Wed, 15 Nov 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/ssact/title04/0400.htm Provides statistics on the number of families due child support and the number receiving the child support payments they are due, with trends over time. Includes demographic information. -- Child Trends http://www.childtrendsdatabank.org/pdf/84_PDF.pdf Tue, 03 Oct 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.childtrendsdatabank.org/pdf/84_PDF.pdf Focuses on the child support income that custodial parents reported receiving from non-custodial parents living in other households, as well as other support, such as health insurance and noncash assistance. Includes demographic information. -- U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p60-230.pdf Tue, 03 Oct 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p60-230.pdf Provides an overview of the Child Support Enforcement Program. Describes the child support enforcement process, including the location of absent parents, establishment of paternity, establishing orders, and collecting. Discusses the role of the federal government and of state government in the child support enforcement process. -- U.S. House of Representatives http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/useftp.cgi?IPaddress=162.140.64.21&filename=wm006_08.wais&directory=/disk2/wais/data/108_green_book Tue, 03 Oct 2006 00:00:00 CST http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/useftp.cgi?IPaddress=162.140.64.21&filename=wm006_08.wais&directory=/disk2/wais/data/108_green_book Provides demographic and economic information about child support providers, those paying for the support of a child or children under 21 years of age who live in another household. -- U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/p70-99.pdf Tue, 03 Oct 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/p70-99.pdf Reports, statistics and other resources related to child support payments in the United States. -- U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/childsupport/childsupport.html Tue, 03 Oct 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/childsupport/childsupport.html Works to promote the well-being of children through professional development of its membership, advocacy and public awareness. Represents the child support community. http://www.ncsea.org/ Thu, 21 Sep 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.ncsea.org/ Works assure that assistance in obtaining support (both financial and medical) is available to children through locating parents, establishing paternity and support obligations, and enforcing those obligations. Part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families. http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/ Thu, 21 Sep 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/ Guide for parents to help them get the child support payments their children need. Includes information on establishing parentage and on collecting child support. Provides information for both custodial and non-custodial parents. -- Office of Child Support Enforcement http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/pubs/2005/handbook_on_cse.pdf Thu, 21 Sep 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/pubs/2005/handbook_on_cse.pdf Discusses new opportunities for Tribal Child Support Enforcement programs and intergovernmental partnerships to meet Native American family needs. -- Office of Child Support Enforcement http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/pubs/1998/reports/stcircle.pdf Thu, 21 Sep 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/pubs/1998/reports/stcircle.pdf List of acronyms and definitions of common terms and phrases related to child support. -- Office of Child Support Enforcement http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/fct/glossary.htm Thu, 21 Sep 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/fct/glossary.htm A searchable database of citations, abstracts, and full documents of child support related articles, books, book chapters, dissertations and reports to federal, state, and local governments. Managed by the Indiana University Institute for Family and Social Responsibility (FASR). -- National Child Support Enforcement Association http://www.spea.indiana.edu/ncsea/ Thu, 21 Sep 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.spea.indiana.edu/ncsea/ Links to the state agencies responsible for providing child support services. -- Office of Child Support Enforcement http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/extinf.html Thu, 21 Sep 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/extinf.html