Download full textERIC Number: ED131942
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1976-Apr-5
Pages: 64
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New Child Support Legislation--Its Potential Impact and How to Improve It.
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC.
This report describes the status of the federal child support program before the 1975 legislation was enacted. Also discussed are actions taken by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) to implement the legislation; means to clarify and improve the new legislation and some problems affected by the new legislation. Included are sections on: (1) states' child support programs as operated before enactment of the 1975 legislation (states reviewed were: California, Georgia, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Washington), (2) HEW actions to guide and monitor the child support program, (3) observations on recent legislative changes to the child support program, and (4) conclusions, recommendations, and comments from the states and HEW. (MS)
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Welfare, Family Income, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Government Publications, Program Costs, Program Evaluation, Public Policy, State Programs, State Surveys, Welfare Services
U.S. General Accounting Office, Distribution Section, P. O. Box 1020, Washington, D. C. (Report No. MWD-76-63, April 5, 1976, $1.00)
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Sponsor: Social and Rehabilitation Service (DHEW), Washington, DC. Office of Child Support Enforcement.
Authoring Institution: Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC.
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Aid to Families with Dependent Children
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