Federal Funding for Child Support Enforcement
Friday / June 15, 2007
The Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act
of 2007 includes government help to collect child
support.
Senators Evan Bayh and Barack Obama announced that
they have introduced legislation "to encourage more
men to take responsibility for their children
and to address the challenges faced by millions
of American families as a result of the national
epidemic of absentee fathers."
The bill is called the The Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2007. Here's some more info from the press release:
The Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2007 removes government penalties on married families and offers support for fathers trying to do the right thing while cracking down on men who avoid their parental responsibilities. The bill would provide fathers with innovative job training services and other economic opportunities, while expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit to help non-custodial parents trying to support their families. It would also increase child support enforcement by helping governments collect a projected $13 billion in payments from those who don’t fulfill their parental responsibilities.
The Bayh-Obama legislation would help ensure that money paid for child support goes directly to children and their mothers and does not result in loss of food assistance for eligible families. It would also strengthen domestic violence prevention services.
A similar act - same title except "2006" instead of "2007" was passed last year. Most likely, this year's act simply extends and tinkers with last year's act. But as yet, the text of the 2007 act is not online. Stay tuned, and we'll check it out once it can be accessed.
The bill is called the The Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2007. Here's some more info from the press release:
The Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2007 removes government penalties on married families and offers support for fathers trying to do the right thing while cracking down on men who avoid their parental responsibilities. The bill would provide fathers with innovative job training services and other economic opportunities, while expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit to help non-custodial parents trying to support their families. It would also increase child support enforcement by helping governments collect a projected $13 billion in payments from those who don’t fulfill their parental responsibilities.
The Bayh-Obama legislation would help ensure that money paid for child support goes directly to children and their mothers and does not result in loss of food assistance for eligible families. It would also strengthen domestic violence prevention services.
A similar act - same title except "2006" instead of "2007" was passed last year. Most likely, this year's act simply extends and tinkers with last year's act. But as yet, the text of the 2007 act is not online. Stay tuned, and we'll check it out once it can be accessed.
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