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Journal Article This article discusses experimental tests of two recent administrative interventions, the TANF 16 intervention and the statement intervention, designed to increase child support collections in Washington State. The TANF 16 intervention sought to reimburse the state for TANF benefits paid to custodial parents by intensively pursuing collections in arrears-only cases. The statement intervention tested whether sending regular billing statements to noncustodial parents who were new to the child support system increased compliance. While the TANF 16 intervention's effects represent a substantial…
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Journal Article This article uses information from a survey of 250 county child support agencies conducted in 1990 to describe how paternity establishment is organized and expedited in a nationally representative sample of localities. Findings indicate county paternity establishment rates are significantly associated with demographic characteristics of the counties. Rates were higher in counties that were spending more on child support cases, had lower average AFDC caseload per child support workers, transferred contested cases from a non-legal to a legal agency, and had a multiple consent process in which…
A survey of the fifty States and the District of Columbia on fatherhood initiatives identified 31 commissions, initiatives, and programs, 3 of which were inactive. This report provides a State-by-State profile of the different initiatives. The profiles include information on the development of the program, the mission, duties and responsibilities, meetings and reporting requirements, agency contact, and activities to date. Findings from the survey indicate several States reported that administration and implementation of all, or at least part, of their fatherhood activities were contracted to…
