Setting the Tone Workshop

Course Description

Who Should Attend:

Judges, IV-D Attorneys, DRS Staff

Overview and Focus:

The workshop represents a high level overview of the child support program from the perspective of current issues and challenges.

Topics Addressed:

The primary topics addressed in the workshop are the following:

  1. Child Support Enforcement (CSE) Overview
    • Program performance
    • Program funding
    • Performance measures
    • Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA 2005)

  2. Support Order Establishment
    • Realistic orders
    • Earning capacity and ability to pay
    • Modification
    • Medical support requirements

  3. Enforcement
    • Distinguishing between inability to pay and unwillingness to pay
    • Traditional administrative and judicial remedies
    • Medical support enforcement issues
    • Proactive enforcement strategies

    4. Length of program:

    2 hours

    Course Level

    Workshop These brief intensive educational programs are designed for a relatively small group of people and focus on techniques and skills in a particular field.