OCSE Publications

Publications Archive

Select from the links below to access forms, reports, handbooks and other publications

OCSE Annual Reports
Best Practices
Handbooks/Pamphlets
Fact Sheets (OCSE)
Fact Sheets (DHHS)
Reports (OCSE)
Reports (DHHS)
GAO/HHS IG Reports

OCSE Annual Reports and Statistics

Child Support Enforcement (CSE) FY 2004 Preliminary Report
Child Support Enforcement (CSE) FY 2003 Preliminary Data Report
FY 2002 Annual Statistical Report
Child Support Enforcement (CSE) FY 2002 Preliminary Data Report
FY 2001 Annual Statistical Report
FY 2001 Data Preview Report - September 2002
Annual Statistical Report For Fiscal Years 1999 and 2000
FY 2000 Preliminary Statistics, August 2001
FY 1999 Preliminary Data Report, September 2000
23rd Annual Report
22nd Annual Report
21st Annual Report
20th Annual Report
19th Annual Report
18th Annual Report

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Best Practices

Best Practices 2003
Best Practices 2002
Best Practices 2001
Best Practices 2000

Handbooks/Pamphlets

A Caseworker's Guide to Child Support Enforcement and Military Personnel
Child Support Services for Head Start Families (English Text Version)
Child Support Services for Head Start Families (Pamphlet Format)
Servicios Para el Sustento De Menores Para Familias En Programas Head Start
Mi Familia Nuestra Vida Sistema Nacional Sobre Informe de Nuevos Empleados(in Adobe Acrobat)
New Hire Reporting: Answers to Employer's Questions
Mi Familia Nuestra Vida (in Adobe PDF)
UIFSA Handbook Excerpts
New Hire Reporting Program under PRWORA Pamphlet

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OCSE Fact Sheets

Program description in English
Program description in Spanish
Steps for Child Support in English
Steps for Child Support in Spanish
GPRA projects summary description
Child Support Recovery Act description

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Related DHHS Fact Sheets

HHS Invests in America's Children (Apr 11, 2002)
HHS Role in Child Support Enforcement (Apr 2, 2002)
HHS and the President's Faith Based and Community Initiative
HHS Role in Child Support Enforcement
HHS Invests in America's Children (Apr 11, 2002)
HHS Role in Child Support Enforcement (Apr 2, 2002)
HHS and the President's Faith Based and Community Initiative
HHS Role in Child Support Enforcement

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ACF/OCSE Reports

CSE Strategic Plan for FY 2000-2004
Colorado Multiple Initiatives Grant, A Collection of Research and Design Reports
OCSE Litigation Report June 2000
Getting to Know the Future Customers of the Office of Child Support: Projections Report for 2004 and 2009
Directory: Genetic Testing Laboratories
21 Million Children's Health: Our Shared Responsibility - The Medical Child Support Working Group's Report
Preliminary Assessment of the Associations between State Child Support Enforcement Performance and Financing Structure
The Potential of the Child Support Enforcement Programs to Avoid Costs to Public Programs: A Review and Synthesis of the Literature
Distribution 1999 Report to Congress
Report to Congress - Uses of the National Directory of New Hires
HHS Guide to Expanding Health Coverage
Colorado Model Office Project
Cooperation / Good Cause Forum
DHHS Secretary Report to Congress on Incentive Funding
Report to DHHS Secretary by Incentive Funding Work Group
Implementation of GPRA at OCSE

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DHHS Sponsored Research Reports

Responsible Fatherhood Programs: Early Implementation Lessons (6-2000)
Report to the Congress on Development of a Medical Support Incentive for the CSE Program
An Evaluability Assessment of Responsible Fatherhood Programs: Final Report
Early Implementation Findings About Program Collaboration Demonstrations
State Financing of Child Support Enforcement Programs-Final Report
State Child Access and Visitation Programs: Preliminary FY 97
NCSL Report - Broke but not Deadbeat - Reconnecting Low-income Fathers & Children
Characteristics of Families Using Title IV-D Services In 1995
OCSE Guide for Hispanic/Latino Customer Service (PDF)
Strengthening the Circle: Child Support for Native American Children (PDF)
A Child Support Enforcement Customer Satisfaction Survey.
Guide to Developing Public-Private Partnerships in Child Support Enforcement
Fathers and Families, Making the Connection
Evaluation of Child Support Guidelines
The Child Support Improvement Project: Paternity Establishment

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GAO or HHS IG Reports

OEI-05-02-00300	Effectiveness of Access and Visitation Grant Programs	(Oct 2002)
GAO-02-349	Child Support Enforcement: Clear Guidance Would Help Ensure Proper Access to Information and Use of Wage Withholding by Private Firms	(Mar 2002)
OEI-05-99-00392	Child Support for Children on TANF	(Feb 2002)
OEI-05-00-00300	Withholding Child Support Obligations from Departmental Employees	(Oct 2001)
OEI-05-01-00220	Distributing Collection Child Support to Families Exiting TANF	(Oct 2001)
OEI-06-00-00041	Child Support Enforcement State Disbursement Units: Sharing theImplementation Experience of Six States	(Aug 2000)
OEI-06-00-00040	Child Support Enforcement State Disbursement Units: StateImplementation Progress	(Aug 2000)
OEI-05-99-00391	State Policies Used to Establish Child Support Orders for LowIncome Non-Custodial Parents	(Jul 2000)
OEI-05-99-00390	The Establishment of Child Support Orders for Low IncomeNon-Custodial Parents	(Jul 2000)
OEI-07-97-00500	Medical Insurance For Dependents Receiving Child Support	(Jun 2000)
OEI-06-98-00053	Paternity Establishment: Use of Voluntary Paternity Acknowledgments	(Apr 2000)
OEI-06-98-00045	Client Cooperation With Child Support Enforcement: Local Staff Experiences with Medicaid Only Clients	(Apr 2000)
OEI-06-98-00050	Paternity Establishment and Judicial Methods	(Apr 2000)
OEI-06-98-00040	Client Cooperation with Child Support Enforcement Policies and Practices	(Mar 2000)
OEI-06-98-00041	Client Cooperation with Child Support Enforcement: Challenges and Strategies to Improve	(Mar 2000)
OEI-06-98-00044	Workplace Violence: Perceptions and Experiences of Local Public Assistance and Child Support Enforcement Staff and Managers	(Mar 2000)
OEI-06-98-00043	Client Cooperation with Child Support Enforcement: Use of Good Cause Exemptions	(Mar 2000)
OEI-06-98-00042	Client Cooperation with Child Support Enforcement: The Role of Public Assistance Agencies	(Mar 2000)
OEI-06-98-00054	Paternity Establishment: State Use of Genetic Testing	(Sep 1999)
OEI-06-98-00055	Paternity Establishment: The Role of Vital Records Agencies	(Sep 1999)
OEI-06-98-00052	Paternity Establishment: Use of Alternative Sites for Voluntary Paternity Acknowledgement	(Jul 1999)
OEI-06-98-00051	Paternity Establishment: Notification of Rights and Responsibilities for Voluntary Paternity Acknowledgement	(Jul 1999)
GAO/HEHS-99-105	Child Support Enforcement Effects of Declining WelfareCaseloads Are Beginning to Emerge	(Jun 1999)
OEI-05-98-00102	Review and Adjustment of Support Orders: Experience in Ten States	(Mar 1999)
OEI-02-98-00070	Child Support Enforcement Annual Report to Congress	(Oct 1998)
GAO HEHS-98-168	Child Support - An Uncertain Income Supplement for FamiliesLeaving Welfare	(Aug 1998)
OEI-02-97-00311	Child Support Enforcement State Satisfaction Survey: Case Studies	(Aug 1998)
OEI-02-97-00310	State Child Support Satisfaction Survey	(Aug 1998)
GAO HEHS-98-141	TEEN MOTHERS: Selected Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Risk Factors	(Jun 1998)
GAO-AIMD-98-134	Child Support Enforcement: Certification Process for State Information Systems	(Jun 1998)
GAO-T-HEHS-98-22	Child Support Enforcement Privatization: Challenges in Ensuring Accountability of Program Results	(Nov 1997)
GAO-T-AIMD-97-162	Child Support Enforcement: Leadership Essential to Implementing Effective Automated Systems	(Oct 1997)
OEI-07-95-00390	Grantees and Providers Delinquent in Child Support	(Aug 1997)
GAO-AIMD-97-72	Child Support Enforcement: Strong Leadership Required to Maximize Benefits of Automated Systems	(Jun 1997)
OEI-04-96-00010	Implementation of State Child Support Certified Data Systems	(Apr 1997)
GAO HEHS-97-11	Child Support Enforcement: Early Results on Comparability of Privatized and Public Offices	(Dec 1996)
GAO HEHS-97-4	Child Support Enforcement: States Experience with Private Agencies Collection of Support Payments	(Oct 1996)
OEI-07-92-00990	Review and Adjustment of IV-D Child Support Orders	(Apr 1995)
GAO HEHS-95-24	Child Support Enforcement: Families Could Benefit From Stronger Enforcement Program	(Dec 1994)
GAO HEHS-94-175	Child Support Enforcement: Credit Bureau Reporting Shows Promise	(Jun 1994)
OEI-04-91-00981	Incorrect Distribution of Child Support Collected on Behalf of Children in Non-IV-E Foster Care	(May 1994)
OEI-04-91-00980	Child Support for Children in State Foster Care	(May 1994)
OEI-07-91-01220	Exceptions to Wage Withholding for Child Support	(Mar 1994)