Where can I find information about the laws and procedures for child support?

• U. S. Government Office on Child Support Enforcement http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cse/
  This site includes reports on child support, links to state child support enforcement, newsletters on current issues, guidelines on obtaining child support, and more.

• Child Support Network
  http://www.childsupport.com/
  Child Support Network (CSN) is a specialized service company designed to locate missing parents and collect and enforce court-ordered child support payments. This agency is an alternative to overburdened state child support agencies. CSN is licensed and bonded and is a member of the Child Support Council and the Single Parents Association.

• Children's Issues Children's Rights Council (CRC)
  http://www.vix.com/crc/
  CRC is an organization that works to assure a child the frequent, meaningful, and continuing contact with two parents and extended family the child would ideally have during a marriage. This group works to strengthen families through education, favoring family formation and family preservation. Unlike many other organizations with some of the same concerns, CRC is genderless-it is not a women's group nor a men's group. Rather, this group advocates what they believe to be in the best interests of children, including the Children's Bill of Rights.

Robert Hughes, Jr., Ph.D., Former Professor, Department of Human Development & Family Studies, College of Human Environmental Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia

Last update: Tuesday, July 05, 2005