Income Executions & Indigent Respondents
This section will tell you about how the child support
system handles situations when a non-custodial parent cannot pay his child support
order. It will also focus on special programs to address those who are
struggling with huge child support arrears – are they Deadbeat or Dead Broke?
Senate bill would amend law pertaining to work requirements for child support obligors
At the request of the Office of Court Administration, Senator Diane Savino has introduced a bill that would amend FCA 437-a and SSL 111-h which were enacted last year to allow Family Courts to refer respondents who were unemployed to work programs. Read More
OTDA Offers Relief to Dead-Broke Dads
Why Did So Few Respond?
Across the country, the amount of unpaid child support has reached staggering numbers. In 2008, child support arrears reported by state child support enforcement offices totaled $105 billion. Read More
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Empire Justice Urges Governor to Sign Bill to Improve Access to Child Care Assistance
This bill encourages applicants for and recipients of child care subsidies to obtain orders of child support, but makes clear that such applicants and recipients may not be required to obtain such orders as a condition of receiving a subsidy. Read More
