A significant reason the federal government has taken such a stance on a greater involvement in assisting the enforcement of child support orders, is due to such a high number of children who live in poverty, or the overall number of children needing support from noncustodial parents. Collaborative efforts between the federal and state governments work to accomplish numerous objectives: locate absent parents, establish paternity, establish support orders, review, modify, collect, and distribute support, ensure medical support, and enforcement of support orders that cross-jurisdictional lines.
Non-paying parents have gone to great lengths in attempts to avoid their obligation to pay support for their minor children. Some may believe that by moving to another state, it would be easier to run from their responsibilities. The Uniform Interstate Family Support Act [UIFSA] provides provisions for courts located in the jurisdiction with which the custodial parent resides, to maintain jurisdiction in instances where the noncustodial parent resides in another state. “The UIFSA introduces the principle of continuing, exclusive jurisdiction, so that only one support order will be in effect at any given time.” This makes it easier for the custodial parent in that they are not forced to travel to another …show more content…
A considerable motivator was the rising number of dependent children due to same rise of noncustodial parents who continued to shirk their responsibility to support their children. In attempts to overhaul the welfare system, the federal government had no choice but to enact laws that would hold the obligatory parent more responsible. In 1975, Congress enacted the Child Support Enforcement and Paternity Establishment Program [CSE], which aimed to “reduce public expenditures on welfare by obtaining support from noncustodial parents on an ongoing
Non-paying parents have gone to great lengths in attempts to avoid their obligation to pay support for their minor children. Some may believe that by moving to another state, it would be easier to run from their responsibilities. The Uniform Interstate Family Support Act [UIFSA] provides provisions for courts located in the jurisdiction with which the custodial parent resides, to maintain jurisdiction in instances where the noncustodial parent resides in another state. “The UIFSA introduces the principle of continuing, exclusive jurisdiction, so that only one support order will be in effect at any given time.” This makes it easier for the custodial parent in that they are not forced to travel to another …show more content…
A considerable motivator was the rising number of dependent children due to same rise of noncustodial parents who continued to shirk their responsibility to support their children. In attempts to overhaul the welfare system, the federal government had no choice but to enact laws that would hold the obligatory parent more responsible. In 1975, Congress enacted the Child Support Enforcement and Paternity Establishment Program [CSE], which aimed to “reduce public expenditures on welfare by obtaining support from noncustodial parents on an ongoing