Child Support Enforcement Committee

 

Committee Minutes
October 10, 2002

 

Issue Summary:

1.   Public Relations Campaign needed for Child Support

2.   Report on Progress of Committee Evaluating Reports

3.   Paternity Issue in DSS Custody Cases

4.   Distribution Reporting In Foster Care cases

5.   Development of Scope of Work for new year


Position or Policy Recommendation for Board Action:

General Information for Dissemination:

  1. Committee discussed need for effective Public Relations Campaign. Debbie Crane and Lois Neilson gave advice on how to proceed and offered assistance in effort.
  2. Committee met and agreed with State Office that the mandate Report to the Legislature will include only items requested and would not include ranking of Performance for individual Counties. Productivity Report will continue to be provided to the Counties for their use.
  3. Patricia Holcombe reported on an appeals Court ruling involving the issue of paternity in a TPR case. Jerry Robbins from Attorney’s General Office stated he had been in Contact with the State Attorney  for Child Welfare and thought the issue could be resolved
  4. Discussed problems relating to the reporting of distribution in Foster Care cases.  State Child Support and Counties experiencing problems will work on issue and make recommendations.