Child Support Enforcement Twenty-Third Annual Report to Congress

Recent Accomplishments (FY 1999 and Following)*

Collections

FY 1999 distributed collections: nearly $16 billion

States/Territories with Certified Systems

Through FY 1999: 47

Total FY 1999 Distributed State Collections

STATE	1998	1999**	Percent Change
Alabama	$172,407,203	185,929,914	8
Alaska	64,262,422	67,131,846	4
Arizona	144,347,745	169,232,529	17
Arkansas	99,373,428	108,480,842	9
California	1,372,354,157	1,604,173,701	17
Colorado	140,311,116	163,546,023	17
Connecticut	154,373,662	175,487,270	14
Delaware	42,005,824	44,962,003	7
D.C.	32,715,624	35,137,996	7
Florida	507,112,518	579,827,499	14
Georgia	300,772,452	330,631,555	10
Guam	7,251,380	7,660,532	6
Hawaii	62,314,371	60,520,055	-3
Idaho	53,778,625	64,268,499	20
Illinois	300,239,940	325,562,478	8
Indiana	277,203,313	271,110,248	19
Iowa	185,098,729	201,219,305	9
Kansas	122,229,999	138,181,151	13
Kentucky	185,549,683	206,241,206	11
Louisiana	170,555,482	188,131,410	10
Maine	73,782,781	80,663,945	9
Maryland	357,094,944	350,165,942	-2
Massachusetts	274,662,473	291,485,832	6
Michigan	1,151,824,001	1,274,637,793	11
Minnesota	394,670,957	384,847,451	-2
Mississippi	112,224,456	128,877,572	15
Missouri	286,734,739	285,818,836	0
Montana	36,921,587	38,221,855	4
Nebraska	117,127,490	110,565,311	-6
Nevada	69,133,221	92,121,885	33
New Hampshire	60,975,803	66,166127	9
New Jersey	581,901,606	635,116,977	9
New Mexico	37,310,412	34,894,675	-6
New York	834,476,910	909,755,049	9
No. Carolina	311,684,239	347,969,980	12
No. Dakota	36,064,761	40,878,761	13
Ohio	1,151,228,761	1,301,311,021	13
Oklahoma	86,664,599	96,191,903	11
Oregon	209,181,643	231,875,332	11
Pennsylvania	1,042,987,090	1,107,687,051	6
Puerto Rico	145,131,794	166,021,553	14
Rhode Island	41,902,316	44,304,705	6
So. Carolina	153,915,622	173,756,503	13
So. Dakota	34,488,847	38,323,366	11
Tennessee	188,406,296	224,245,130	19
Texas	685,028,480	802,911,218	17
Utah	97,013,689	107,336,207	11
Vermont	31,712,200	34,880,355	10
Virgin Is.	6,122,511	6,141,919	0
Virginia	276,875,539	312,776,989	13
Washington	474,432,883	515,859,493	9
West Virginia	109,384,212	92,767,171	-15
Wisconsin	499,272,091	532,502,415	7
Wyoming	33,110,055	38,462,270	16
National Totals	$14,347,706,681	15,826,978,654	10
	Note: ** FY 1999 data is preliminary.

The Office of Child Support Enforcement has been working with the State child support agencies to implement the child support enforcement tools included in PRWORA.

State Disbursement Units and Case Registries

With a few exceptions, virtually all States now have their central case registries and State disbursement units (SDUs) up and running. Central case registries provide States with a single database of State cases so that there is an accurate source of case information. SDUs provide a single automated location for collections and disbursements, allowing for greater efficiencies and getting payments to families faster. In addition, SDUs make the task of withholding child support from wages easier for employers because there is only one location to send payments to, rather than a multitude of county locations.

National Directory of New Hires and Federal Case Registry

Since its inception on October 1, 1998 through March 2000, the National Directory of New Hires (NDNH) has located 3.5 million parents who were delinquent in their child support payments. The NDNH works in conjunction with the new Federal Case Registry, a Federal database of records of all parents who owe child support.

The Registry contains records of 16 million cases from across the country, allowing delinquent parents to be tracked across State lines. The Federal Case Registry and National Directory of New Hires have received numerous awards, including Vice President Gore's "Hammer Award," sponsored by the National Partnership for Reinventing Government. The NDNH was a finalist in the prestigious Innovations in American Government Awards Program.

Financial Institution Data Match

A new program to match delinquent parents with financial records, started in 1999, has so far identified 897,160 delinquent parents with financial accounts with a value of $3 billion. This program matches records of delinquent parents, identified by States, with financial institution records. Multistate financial institutions match records by using information from OCSE on delinquent parents. The information is then sent back to the States to "freeze and seize" the assets.

National Ad Campaign

A Public Service Advisory campaign, "They're Your Kids, Be Their Dad," was launched in FY 1999. The States of Ohio (lead State), Illinois, Indiana, and Maryland and a major advertising agency are working with OCSE to encourage fathers to provide the emotional and financial support their children need and deserve.

Passport Denial Program

The Passport Denial Program has collected more than $4 million in lump sum child support payments. Since the program's inception in 1998, about 14,000 delinquent parents have had passport applications denied until they pay their child support.

* Due to a revised form used by States to report statistical information to OCSE, some statistical data for FY 1999 are not currently available. The number of paternities established in FY 1999 is among the data that are not yet available. In addition, some information for FY 1999 may not be comparable to previous years.