Working Better Together for Families and Children. Summary of OCSE Child Support Enforcement and Judicial Collaboration Grants

摘要

This document is designed to provide summary highlights, results and lessons learned from a variety of 28 Section 1115 and Special Improvement Project (SIP) grant projects involving collaboration between child support enforcement (CSE) agencies (also known as IV-D agencies) and the judicial system. Over the past seven years, the Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) has funded a number of projects that have extensive court involvement. In fact, the lead organization for nine of the SIP grants is a State/local court or national court organization. The courts play an intricate role in processing and enforcing child support cases. The OCSE grant projects demonstrate that enhanced collaboration between CSE agencies and the judicial system generally improves child support program efficiencies and/or provides better services for parents.