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Committee hears overview of child support enforcement and child welfare process, including Northstar Care for Children
Summary
House Research summarized child support enforcement methods, collections statistics, mandatory reporter rules, child protection processes (CHIPS) and Northstar Care eligibility and payment determinations.
House Research staff provided a combined overview of the child support system and child welfare processes that the Children and Youth and Families Committee will oversee.
"For every $1 spent by DCYF, they collected $2.65 in child support," Sarah Sunderman said when summarizing collection performance for fiscal year 2024; the agency collected about $510 million and roughly $369 million of that was collected through income withholding.
Why it matters: Child support enforcement and child protection procedures determine how funds flow to families, how counties and courts handle cases, and how…
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