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Publications

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

OCSE Annual Reports and Statistics

Child Support Enforcement FY 2005 Annual Report to Congress
Child Support Enforcement (CSE) FY 2007 Preliminary Report
Child Support Enforcement FY 2004 Annual Report to Congress
Child Support Enforcement (CSE) FY 2006 Preliminary Report
Child Support Enforcement (CSE) FY 2005 Preliminary Report
Child Support Enforcement FY 2002 & FY 2003 Annual Report to Congress

OCSE Reports and Statistics Archive

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Best Practices

Best Practices 2007
Best Practices 2006


OCSE Best Practices Archive

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Handbooks/Pamphlets

Child Support Enforcement Handbook

Glossary of Child Support Terms (MicroSoft Word Document)
English & Spanish Handbook

Handbooks/Pamphlets Archive

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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

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ACF/OCSE Reports New

Date Title File Size
Jun, 2008IV-A/IV-D Interface and Data Exchange: A Report of Survey Findings(167K MicroSoft Word)
May, 2008The Story Behind the Numbers - Understanding and Managing Child Support Debt(228KB Adobe PDF)
Mar, 2008Compendium of Promising Practices/Good Ideas in Child Support Enforcement - 2007
Dec, 2007Cross-Border Electronic Payment Processing Initiatives Between the United States and Canada: Past, Present, and Future(276K byte MicroSoft Word)
Dec, 2007Minority Families and Child Support - Data Analysis(2.9MB MicroSoft Word)
Nov, 2007Techniques for Effective Management of Program Operations: Comprehensive Performance Management Approach for Child Support Programs(548KB MicroSoft Word)
Oct, 2007A Guide for Electronic Document Management(Adobe PDF, 2MB)
Oct, 2007Using Automated Income Data to Establish and Modify Child Support Orders(1.10MB, Microsoft Word)
Sep, 2007Working Better Together for Families and Children, A Summary of OCSE Child Support Enforcement and Judicial Collaboration Grants(233KB MicroSoft Word)
May, 2007Child Access and Visitation Programs: Participant Outcomes(2.5MB Adobe PDF)
Apr, 2007Child Support Enforcement and Vital Records Data Exchange: State Successful Practices and Lessons Learned Guide(1M byte MicroSoft Word)
Apr, 2007The Story Behind the Numbers - The Impact of Nonmarital Birth Data on the Child Support Enforcement Program’s Performance(237K byte Adobe PDF)
Apr, 2007The Story Behind the Numbers - Impact of Modification Thresholds on Review and Adjustment of Child Support Orders(325K byte Adobe PDF)
Apr, 2007The Story Behind the Numbers - Effects of Child Support Order Amounts on Payments by Low-Income Parents(334K byte Adobe PDF)
Apr, 2007Child Access and  Visitation Grants: State/Jurisdiction Profiles for FY 2005
Mar, 2007 IV-A/IV-D Collaboration: Working Better Together for Families and Children, A Report of OCSE IV-A/IV-D Urban Academies: Collaboration Strategies and Promising Practices(237KB MicroSoft Word)
Mar, 2007 A Collaboration and Strategic Planning Guide for States: Child Access and Visitation Programs(1.1 MB MicroSoft Word)
Aug, 2006Incarceration, Reentry and Child Support Issues: National and State Research Overview
Aug, 2006Working with Incarcerated and Released Parents: Lessons from OCSE Grants and State Programs
Feb, 2006TEMPO - Interstate Child Support Enforcement Hearings(192K byte MicroSoft Word)
Jul, 2005The Story Behind the Numbers - Challenges and Success in Collecting Interstate Child Support(116K byte MicroSoft Word)
Oct, 2004OCSE Strategic Plan for FY 2005-2009
Aug, 2004The Story Behind the Numbers: Who Owes the Child Support Debt?(70K byte MicroSoft Word)
Oct, 2003Child Support, Child Care and Head Start Collaboration: Innovations & Ideas
Jun, 2003Child Support Cost Avoidance in 1999, Final Report
Apr 2003Managing Child Support Arrears, A Discussion Framework
Oct, 2002Essentials for Attorneys in Child Support Enforcement
Jul, 2002Accuracy of Data Maintained by the National Directory of New Hires and the Effectiveness of Security Procedures, Report to the House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Committee on Finance
Jul, 2002Guidebook for a Common Methodology
Jun, 2002Barriers to the Payment of Court-Ordered Child Support
Jun, 2002Managing Child Support Arrears, A Discussion Framework
Apr, 2002Delivering Effective Customer Service: Final Report
Apr, 2001Automated Cost-of-Living Adjustments of Child Support Orders in Three States
Apr, 2001Making Child Support Safe: Coordinating Child Support and Public Assistance Agencies in Their Response to Domestic Violence

ACF/OCSE Reports Archive

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Recent DHHS Sponsored Research Reports

Date Title File Size
Jun, 2007Assessing Child Support Arrears in Nine Large States and the Nation
Apr, 2003Child Support and TANF Interaction: Literature Review
Jan, 2003Helping Unwed Parents Build Strong and Healthy Marriages: A Conceptual Framework for Interventions(1.5 M Byte Adobe PDF)
Dec, 2002Health Care Coverage Among Child Support-Eligible Children
Jul, 2002Dollars and Sense: Improving the Determination of Child Support Obligations for Low-Income Mothers, Fathers and Children(2.5 M Byte Adobe PDF)
DHHS Sponsored Reports Archive

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GAO or HHS IG Reports
ID Date Title
A-04-06-03506Dec, 2007Undistributable Child Support Collections in Georgia From October 1, 1998, Through December 31, 2005
OEI-06-06-00070Oct, 2007State Use of Debt Compromise to Reduce Child Support Arrearages
GAO-06-942Sep, 2006Human Services Programs - Demonstration Projects Could Identify Ways to Reduce Administrative Costs
GAO-06-491Jul, 2006Child Support Enforcement - More Focus on Labor and Administrative Costs Audits Could Help Reduce Federal Expenditures
GAO-06-766Jul, 2006National Sex Offender Registry - New Hire Data has Potential for Updating Addresses of Convicted Sex Offenders
A-05-06-00018May, 2006Review of Undistributable Child Support Collections from October 1, 1998 Through September 30, 2005.
GAO-05-701Jul, 2005State Approaches to Screening for Domestic Violence Could Benefit from HHS Guidance

GAO/HHS IG Reports Archive

 

Last Updated: December 30, 2008