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1 (April 16, 1998)

handle is hein.crs/crsmthaagme0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 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 Congressional Research Service oe The Library of Congress CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web