Recent Federal Guidance on Important Child Support Program Issues


 

Publication Date: August 2003

Publisher: Center for Law and Social Policy

Author(s): Paula Roberts

Research Area: Social conditions

Type: Brief

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

In the last few months, the federal Office of Child Support Enforcement has issued a number of important Action Transmittals (ATs) and Policy Information Questions (PIQs), covering a range of child support issues. This document summarizes these ATs and PIQs, which clarify adjustment of child support orders, paternity disestablishment, recoupment of child support overpayments, payments in foreign currency, and private health care coverage for dependents.