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State and local child support agencies implement policies to establish fatherhood, set realistic orders, collect payments, and reduce child support debt. State and local child support programs also develop innovative strategies to improve the well-being of children.

Each state and tribe manages cases and operates its child support program based on individual state, tribal and federal regulations. They offer services to all who need them, regardless of income, residency, nationality, or gender.

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NPRM - Optional Exceptions to the Child Support Guidelines

Request for comment on optional exceptions in guidelines to treating incarceration as voluntary unemployment
Data Reliability Audit Requirements FY 2020

Provides data submission requirements for the FY 2020 data reliability audits
Submit Revised State IV-D Plan Page 3.8-3 to Comply with Technical Corrections Final Rule

Directs states to resubmit state plan preprint page 3.8-3 by Feb. 4, 2021
Resubmission of State Plan Cover Page and 3.16

Requests states to resubmit the state plan cover page and 3.16 via the online system by Dec. 31, 2020
Reinvesting Child Support Incentive Payments

Provides instructions and guidance on submitting a request for reinvesting child support incentive payments
Exemption Requests from Mandatory Laws and Procedures

Provides instructions for submitting requests for exemption from mandatory laws and procedures
ACF Confidentiality Toolkit

The ACF Confidentiality Toolkit supports state and local efforts by bringing greater clarity to the rules governing confidentiality in ACF and certain related
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State Program Innovations

Highlighted below are innovative practices and pilot projects designed to help child support become a reliable source of income for families, increase parent engagement, or improve program efficiency and effectiveness.

Tools for Better Practices and Better Outcomes: The BICS Project

This final report includes summaries from all BICS sites and overarching lessons from the project
Work-Oriented Programs for Noncustodial Parents

States with work-oriented programs for noncustodial parents with active child support agency involvement
Noncustodial Parent Outcomes in Paycheck Plus NYC

Summarizes outcomes from the Section 1115 waiver demonstration project simulating expanded earned income tax credit for individuals without dependent children
State Child Support Agencies With Debt Compromise Policies

Lists states that have policies to compromise child support debt owed to the state
Who Is at Risk of Contempt of Court for Child Support Noncompliance?

Characteristics of parents enrolled in the Procedural Justice-Informed Alternative to Contempt Demonstration

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