Enhancing Child Support Enforcement Efforts Through Improved Use of Information on Debtor Income

Final Report

Prepared for:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Office of Human Services Policy and the Administration for Children and Families/Office of Child Support Enforcement

Prepared by:
Karen Gardiner, Mike Fishman, Sam Elkin, and Asaph Glosser
The Lewin Group

October 2006

This report is available on the Internet at:
http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/07/CSE-enhancement/debtor

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How to Obtain a Printed Copy

This report was produced under the direction of Linda Mellgren (ASPE) and Dennis Putze (ACF/OCSE) under ASPE contract 282-98-0016, Task Order 32, Jerry Regier, Principal Deputy/Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the federal agencies that funded or reviewed this report.

Contents

Executive Summary (PDF version - 6 pages)

Chapters

  1. Introduction
  2. Should States Actively Pursue Collections From Debtors Who Show No Wages?
  3. Do Arrearages Decline Over Time?
  4. Conclusion

Appendices

  1. Federal Administrative Data
  2. All Debtor Exhibits
  3. No-Wage Debtor Exhibits
  4. Change In Arrears Exhibit
  5. State Profiles

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Human Services Policy, Room 404E
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Ave, SW
Washington, DC 20201

Fax:  (202) 690-6562

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Last updated: 04/17/07