This is the Seventh Edition of the Compendium of State Best Practices and Good Ideas in Child Support Enforcement.

We hope you will find the practices profiled in the Compendium useful as you explore new ways to improve the outcomes of your program. The practices profiled provide results and describe the sources of funds. Replication advice is offered by a person who is very knowledgeable about the practice. Contact information is provided so that you can follow up and ask questions that come to mind. While we do not endorse any particular practice, we believe that by providing the child support community with actual solutions undertaken at the state and local level, general program performance can be improved.

We have heard through many venues that states find value in our Best Practices and Good Ideas publications. The practices your state has undertaken and the ideas you are initiating at the local level could be the content of a future Compendium. Let us know about programs and organizational and training practices that improved outcomes. These may be practices that are employed statewide or only in a local area. They may have big financial effects or small recognizable improvements. Any nominations from a state IV-D director will be considered.

Readers are encouraged to visit the Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) internet site. It is our most up-to-date and complete source of published Federal materials on child support enforcement. NECSRS, our National Electronic Child Support Resource System, also includes State-submitted materials on program practices. You can find NECSRS through the OCSE Web Site:

/programs/cse.

Submit your practices to your ACF Regional Office CSE Program Specialist or to: