Nationwide Child Support Enforcement Fails Needy Families

NATIONWIDE		% change from FY 06
Collections Distributed	$24,854,768,488	3.8%
- Current Assistance	$946,283,222	-4.0%
- Former Assistance	$9,469,870,384	2.5%
- Never Assistance	$11,322,297,160	3.2%
- Medicaid Assistance	$3,116,317,722	13.8%
Total Expenditures	$5,593,864,242	0.6%
Cost Effectiveness ($ Change)	$4.73	$0.15
Paternities & Acknowledgements	1,729,141	1.7%
Orders Established	1,177,589	1.6%
Full Time Equivalent Staff	60,104	-0.5%
Total Caseload	15,755,322	-0.6%
- Current Assistance	2,136,693	-8.5%
- Former Assistance	7,194,998	-1.0%
- Never Assistance	6,423,631	2.9%
Net Undistributed Collections	$471,977,847	-2.8%
Arrears Amounts Due	$107,248,465,839	-2.0%

 

Over participation continues to be a major problem in the nation's child support enforcement program. I have highlighted important sections regarding participation numbers, collections, and undistributed child support. Net Undistributed Collections appears to make up the equivalent of about 50% of the total collections of means tested needy families. These are nationwide numbers. You will see that between former and never assistance, actual needy families are a super minority of this social welfare program.

 

Adding eligibility requirements into the nation's Title IV-D/Child Support Enforcement Program will benefit needy families and will also constitute a significant savings to the taxpayers at both the federal and state levels. Removing affluent feuding families from the program will also benefit children of those divorce and child custody cases, by emphasizing on the parent-child relationship rather than encouraging bickering and fighting over who is going to receive a check and for how much.

 

Actual Federal Expenditures Nationwide:   $5,593,864,242.00 (Billions)

Estimated State Expenditures Nationwide: $1,845,975,199.86 (Billions)

Taxpayer Expense, not including other social programs and costs of incarcerations is over 7 BILLION DOLLARS!

Collections for ACTUAL MEANS TESTED NEEDY FAMILIES: $946,283,222.00 (Millions) which is less than the State's expenditures on the program nationwide. Why is the federal government getting involved in these cases?

(please note there is no verification to determine if the money was distributed after collection.)

This program would be better off distributing money out of the budget directly to needy families and just get rid of the employees behind the Child Support Enforcement Agency. With Net Undistributed Collections totaling nearly 50% of the amount collected for needy families, one has to wonder how many needy families are indeed being helped by the program.

Nationwide Blueprint for Title IV-D Reform

Looking to help reduce the burden on the average family and the average taxpayer? How about visiting the Nationwide Blueprint for Title IV-D Reform at http://www.nationwideblueprint.com and get the latest information on ways to help restrict the program so that it serves only those that have a proven need?

Former Title IV-D Employee Blows the Whistle

Former Friend of the Court Employee, Carol Rhodes, spills the beans about Michigan's Friend of the Court System. "It's all about the money," she says. The State "is pimping out its children."
This is an incredible Krights Radio interview with Carol Rhodes, author of Friend of the Court Enemy of the Family, and Robert Pedersen, director of A Child's Right:

Interview: http://www.hipcast. com/playweb? audioid=Pacc83e3 c51f75b3084f4612 be4b667efYlB% 2BQ1REYmJ8

Listen to the whole interview about Michigan's Friend of the Court system, because "it's not about the children" at all. Its about the money.

Watch as more employees come out about the Michigan Friend of the Court program that keeps growing with every child that they can fit into the program.

Additional Resources:
Overview of Title IV-D Services: Click Here
How Federal Funding Drives Judicial Discretion... Click Here
Requesting Change: It's a Matter of Administration and Legislation: Click Here
The Weekly Standard Indicts CSE Title IV-D Welfare Program: Click Here
Will Democrats Actually Reduce Our Deficit? Click Here
Following the Title IV-D Money Machine. Click Here.

The Welfare Program Without Limits

Title IV-D is the Welfare program without limits. Stay tuned for more information.