Child Support Enforcement: Opportunity To Defray Burgeoning Federal and State Non-AFDC Costs
HRD-92-91
Published: Jun 05, 1992. Publicly Released: Jun 05, 1992.
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Highlights
GAO reviewed states' fee policies and practices for federal Child Support Enforcement Program services provided to clients who are not recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC).
Recommendations
Matter for Congressional Consideration
| Matter | Status | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Because most states have opted to implement minimal fee policies and the federal government is bearing the lion's share of the unrecovered non-AFDC child support administrative costs, Congress should amend title IV-D of the Social Security Act to: (1) require states to charge a minimum percentage service fee for each successful child support collection; and (2) eliminate the mandatory non-AFDC child support application fee and optional federal and state tax offset fees. | Because the recommendation in GAO/HEHS-99-105 encompasses this recommendation, GAO is closing this recommendation. GAO will continue to follow-up on the recommendation in HEHS-99-105. |
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Administrative costsChild support paymentsDebt collectionstate relationsFeesOffsetting collectionsProposed legislationReimbursements to governmentState-administered programsChild support