Child-Support-Enforcement Agency Law and Legal Definition
This is a governmental agency which helps custodial parents collect child support. Pursuant to the Social Security Act, states are required to set up child-support-enforcement agencies to collect support for obligee parents. Each state has its own central registry; however, the agencies are regulated by a set of federal standards. The Child-Support-Enforcement Agency can function through the state's Department of Human Services, its Department of Justice, its tax agency, or its Attorney General's office. The Agency helps in locating non-custodial parents, establishing paternity by legally identifying a child’s father, establishing support orders, collecting support payments, and services for non-custodial parents.
Legal Definition list
- Child-Kidnapping
- Child-Custody Proceeding (Uniform Acts)
- Child-Custody Determination
- Child-Caring Facility
- Child-Care Rules
- Child-Support-Enforcement Agency
- Childcare Licensing
- Childhood Immunization Act
- Children
- Children and Youth Exposed to Violence Grant Program [Department of Justice]
- Children from Families with Incomes below the Poverty Line [Education]
