U.S. Child Support: Needed Efforts Underway To Increase Collections From Absent Parents
HRD-85-5
Published: Oct 30, 1984. Publicly Released: Nov 29, 1984.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Child Support Enforcement Program at several state and local child support offices to report the program's progress in collecting support payments from absent parents and to recommend ways to increase the effectiveness of collection efforts.
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Child custodyChild support paymentsCollection proceduresLate paymentsParentsProgram evaluationTax refundsChild support enforcementChild supportAdministrative costs