The following general information may be helpful: If the state collects more in a month than is to be paid to the family for their current and past due support, the rest of the money can be used to repay the state and federal governments for cash assistance; AFDC or TANF, that a family received. Also, child support agencies can recover all or part of the costs of their services from people who are not in a cash assistance program. These can include the cost of legal work done by agency attorneys or the costs of locating a parent, for example. The money may be deducted from the child support payment, or it may be collected from the noncustodial parent. For more information on changes in the law and how they may affect you, as well as the cost recovery practices of your State, you should contact your State child support enforcement agency.
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