Child Support

Child support is vital to the economic well-being of many children, especially those who are poor. A report by Urban Institute in March 2000 found that child support reduces poverty among children who live apart from a parent.

During the 2005-06 federal fiscal year, Kern County Department of Child Support Services served 67,803 children represented by 59,863 open support cases. Seventy-six percent of these open cases had formal support orders established for the non-custodial parent by the court system.

Of the $71.9 million owed to Kern County children from non-custodial parents, $35.5 million (49.4 percent) was collected and distributed as current support.

The percentage collected and distributed during 2005-06 is significantly higher than fiscal year 2000-01 when only 35 percent of owed child support was collected and distributed.

Resources

  • Child Support Offers Some Protection Against Poverty


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