Child Support Information - The Basics
A Broken Promise
When a non-custodial parent neglects their child support responsibilities they break a promise to their children and they break the law. If your child’s father or mother owes you money, one thing is abundantly clear, you are not alone.
Millions of parents are right where you are, in a perpetual state of wait, a financial purgatory where excuses are more common than results.
Here’s the Facts
- More than $100 billion is owed in unpaid child support in the United States
- 45% of families owed child support in 2007 didn’t get a dime
- In 2006, there were more than 17 million children seeking child support from absent parents. That’s 5% of the entire U.S. population
- In 2006, the government allocated almost $4 billion for child support enforcement – a mere fraction of the more than $100 billion owed
Why should I consider a private agency?
- Private agencies have been successful working some of the most difficult “interstate” cases. Statistics show private agencies take on 57% “interstate” cases versus the 24% worked by government agencies
- Government agencies are overburdened by the sheer mass of delinquent child support payments. There are far too few resources to enforce all claims
- Private agencies have the expertise, experience and proven systems to locate the negligent non-custodial parent to make them pay
- The caseload ratio is much more favorable in a private agency compared to the government. By working with a private agency your case can get more personal attention