1、 For more information on the new CSE law, see CRS Report 97-408, Child Support1Enforcement: New Reforms and Potential Issues, by Carmen Solomon-Fears.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS Web94-319 EPWUpdated February 3, 1998The Child S
2、upport Enforcement Program: A Fact SheetCarmen Solomon-FearsEducation and Public Welfare DivisionThe Child Support Enforcement (CSE) program, Part D of Title IV of the SocialSecurity Act, was enacted in January 1975 (P.L. 93-647). Its main goals are to reducespending for actual and potential recipie
3、nts of public welfare by obtaining support fromnoncustodial parents on an ongoing basis; and to establish paternity for children bornoutside of marriage so that child support can be obtained. All 50 states, the District ofColumbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands operate CSE programs and a
4、reentitled to federal matching funds. To qualify for federal matching funds, each statesCSE plan must be approved by the Office of Child Support Enforcement, Department ofHealth and Human Services. The CSE program provides six major services on behalf ofchildren: parent location, paternity establish