Child Support Amnesty Programs Get Results
Saturday / September 15, 2007
An Ohio county reports success with its child support amnesty program.
We've written before about child support amnesty programs. Now we have some results to report from Ohio. A number of Ohio counties offered some sort of amnesty program in August, which is Child Support Awareness Month. Trumbull County was one of the Ohio counties offering an amnesty program.
Trumbull County actually offered two types of amnesty. The Special License Reinstatement Program restored drivers' licenses to parents who were delinquent on child support if the parents paid one full month of child support, paid some additional amount toward arrearages, and provided a withholding source such as employer information or a bank account.
The Limited Warrant Amnesty allowed parents to contact the Child Support Enforcement Agency to set up a hearing date on their past-due child support. With a hearing date set, outstanding child support warrants would be suspended so that a parent avoided the possibility of arrest.
The Child Support Enforcement Agency reported that the amnesty program was a success and will be repeated. Agency officials agreed to accept as little as one dollar toward payment of past-due arrearages under the Special License Reinstatement Program. Overall, 58 people participated in the amnesty program. The County collected $15,206 in past-due child support. No doubt, Trumbull County saved even more money than it collected by not having to pursue court proceedings against those who participated in the amnesty.
Trumbull County actually offered two types of amnesty. The Special License Reinstatement Program restored drivers' licenses to parents who were delinquent on child support if the parents paid one full month of child support, paid some additional amount toward arrearages, and provided a withholding source such as employer information or a bank account.
The Limited Warrant Amnesty allowed parents to contact the Child Support Enforcement Agency to set up a hearing date on their past-due child support. With a hearing date set, outstanding child support warrants would be suspended so that a parent avoided the possibility of arrest.
The Child Support Enforcement Agency reported that the amnesty program was a success and will be repeated. Agency officials agreed to accept as little as one dollar toward payment of past-due arrearages under the Special License Reinstatement Program. Overall, 58 people participated in the amnesty program. The County collected $15,206 in past-due child support. No doubt, Trumbull County saved even more money than it collected by not having to pursue court proceedings against those who participated in the amnesty.