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Preventing Child Support Arrears in Texas by Improving Front-end Processes (Research Report)
Elaine Sorensen, Tess Tannehill

In 2003, the Texas Office of Attorney General fundamentally altered the process of establishing child support orders, going from a highly judicial process of establishing orders to a process that establishes most orders administratively. It also substantially improved the issuance of income withholding orders. This report describes the implementation of these reforms and measures their impact. It finds that, after the reforms were implemented, the amount of time it takes to establish child support orders and income withholding orders on newly opened cases declined significantly and the amount of arrears assessed on newly established orders declined significantly, suggesting a highly successful initiative.

Posted to Web: January 28, 2009Publication Date: January 28, 2009

Assessing Child Support Arrears in Nine Large States and the Nation (Research Report)
Elaine Sorensen, Liliana Sousa, Simone G. Schaner

In September 2007, child support arrears had reached $107 billion. The purpose of this report is to provide information about the individuals who owe child support arrears, estimate how much arrears are likely to be collected, and identify the factors that have led to their rapid growth. We find that most arrears are owed by noncustodial parents who have no or low reported incomes. We estimate that 40 percent of arrears in seven large states are likely to be collected over 10 years. The primary reason arrears have grown is because many states have begun to assess interest on arrears.

Posted to Web: January 14, 2009Publication Date: July 11, 2007

Demographic Survey Results from Nine-State IV-D Programs (Research Report)
Elaine Sorensen, Tess Tannehill

In FY 2007, the national child support program served 17 million children and collected $25 billion in child support, yet little is known about the underlying demographic and economic characteristics of the individuals served. To remedy this lack of information, Courtland Consulting and the Urban Institute, under contract with the federal Office of Child Support Enforcement, surveyed nine state child support programs about their caseloads. We found that state child support programs are able to provide considerable amounts of information about their clients, but key characteristics proved difficult to obtain, such as the poverty status of the families served.

Posted to Web: January 14, 2009Publication Date: December 18, 2007

Providing Maternity Care to the Underserved: A Comparative Case Study of Three Maternity Care Models Serving Women in Washington, D.C. (Research Report)
Louise Palmer, Allison Cook, Brigette Courtot

This comparative case study describes the organization, delivery, and content of care of three maternity care models serving low-income women at risk of poor birth outcomes in Wards 5, 6, and 7 in Washington D.C. The first model, a birth center, provides prenatal care, birth services, postpartum follow-up, and infant and child health care. The second is a safety net clinic, which provides a variety of primary health care services, as well as prenatal care services. A not-for-profit teaching and research hospital represents a third option in which prenatal and postnatal care is provided through an on-site obstetric clinic.

Posted to Web: January 14, 2009Publication Date: January 14, 2009

A Quick Look at U.S. Households and Their Assets (Fact Sheet / Data at a Glance)
The Urban Institute

Boosting assets enables individuals and households to invest in life goals and to enhance long-term economic stability and social protections. This fact sheet, drawn from Asset Building and Low-Income Families, presents an array of key statistics.

Posted to Web: December 09, 2008Publication Date: December 09, 2008

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