Child support

The Reality of Child Support When I was younger I would think of myself as a price tag, a burden. Around age five, I still had communication with my father but he would just complain about how he had to pay about one hundred dollars a month because of my brother and I due to child support and how he was ready for us to turn eighteen years old so he would “not have to pay a penny”. I use to wish everyday to become of age so I could take off the burden of my father, but the truth was my mother…

Judge Channing Bennett and Avery’s Child Support Walking into the courtroom was an experience in itself, preparing for whatever dull or typical case would entertain my sights for the rest of the hour. A young and nimble man in a hoodless sweatshirt stood poised at the defendant’s table with an empty chair beside him. The prosecutor 's table supplied an older man and a young auburn haired woman, seated and watching as the older man shuffled through paperwork. Two women sat in the benches behind…

African American female who holds the title as an Executive Assistant for County of Los Angeles, Child Support Services Department (CSSD) has been employed with the Child Support Services Department for over eighteen years. She is the Special Assistant to the Director and supervises a staff of four directly and three indirectly within the Executive Offices. Ms. Britt began her career as a Child Support Officer and worked her way up to mid-management to the position she holds today. Her formal…

young lady sat in the lobby of Anson County Child Support visibly upset, with quiet tears running down her face, and ringing her hands as if rubbing lotion on them. I ask her could I help her and she said I don’t know but I hope so. I took her back to my office and ask her how I could help her. With tears in her eyes she explained to me that the father of her 1 year old had been killed in a car wreck over the weekend and she had never taken child support out on him as he was a good dad and had…

The County of Los Angeles Department, Child Support Services Department is committed to continuous improvement and implements a range of strategies that consist of opportunities and challenges presented by performance management. The goals and objectives for the years 2015 – 2017, have been presented, to direct the employees towards achieving the department’s goals. The challenges are brought about when different levels of management and staff do not accept or comprehend the elements of the new…

parents agree upon a non-court ordered payment upon separation to support the child. When the father suddenly ceases providing for the child in the manner agreed upon, the mother may become upset and overwhelmed with the notion of not having that means of support. The now single-mother will be tempted to push forth with filing a court ordered child support payment plan, assuming the father is now a “deadbeat dad.” However, the child support process is a long and tedious, which requires multiple…

Introduction In this paper, I will analyze the Social Security Amendment (SSA) of 1974. The Social Security Act of 1974, established a state and federal child enforcement program under part D of the title IV of the Social Security Act (Morgan, 2002). This social policy works to address issues of poverty and child welfare. I’m using the Segal and Brzuzy framework for policy analysis to direct my research. This framework has seven major sections: social problem, goal, identification and policy…

end up welfare to support the family. This is because prior to the divorce the relationship had two sources of income, since one is missing the parent has to find another source of help which in most cases is welfare. Studies show that, Nonpayment of child support is believed to be a major contributing factor to the number of single-parent families living in poverty and also contributes to tax increases, as social welfare programs are forced to compensate for owed child support and alimony.…

funds out of a joint account because he has been paying child support for about six years. The NCP stated his child support at the present as ordered by the judge is $600.00 per month. He stated he has not missed a payment in the last four years. He stated the reason for the back child support is that the child’s mother was receiving some type of assistance from the government. Therefore, he was already behind when he got on child support. Then he added that he was in the hospital for about…

the framework of a care structure. For example, Howe (2007) states that at its most limiting CDC can mean increased client direction over services and planning, while at its fullest CDC can place the responsibility for selection and orgnisation of support and care services entirely in the control of the client. Resultantly, CDC can be seen as a spectrum of innovation along which client responsibility and capabilities can be located to ensure that their needs are being met…