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         97-408 EPW
Updated April 16, 1998


Child Support Enforcement: New Reforms and
                      Potential Issues

                      Carmen Solomon-Fears
               Education and Public Welfare Division


Summary


Background


    The CSE program, Part D of Title IV of the Social Security Act, was enacted in
January 1975 (P.L. 93-647). The CSE program is administered by the Department of
Health and Human Services (DHHS). The main goals of the program are to reduce
welfare spending for actual and potential public assistance recipients by obtaining support
from noncustodial parents on an ongoing basis; and to establish paternity for children born
outside of marriage so that child support can be obtained. The following families
automatically qualify for CSE services (free of charge): families receiving (or who
formerly received) Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)/Temporary
Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) benefits (Title IV-A), foster care payments, or


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