Title IV-D Child Support Enforcement Program Analysis

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The Title IV-D Child Support Enforcement Program was formed in 1975 to create uniform procedures and rules for providing child support enforcement services nationally. Pennsylvania's child support services however, date back to 1937, well before the creation of the Federal Title IV-D Program. The Bureau of Child Support Enforcement (BCSE) is a part of the Department of Public Welfare. BCSE oversees Pennsylvania’s Child Support Enforcement Program through Cooperative Agreements with the 67 counties and county Courts of Common Pleas. (1) Each county has their own Domestic Relations Section (DRS) which is a part of the Courts of Common Pleas in that county. The DRSs provide child support services within each of their respective counties. The

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