Child Support Enforcement and Reform

News & Editorials

• Legislation Incorporating Chicago Appleseed/Chicago Council Model Child Support System Becomes Law
  On January 6, 2003, Senate Bill 1966, the Unified Child Support Services Act, became law in Illinois as Public Act 92-0876. The Act incorporates the model system of child support collection and enforcement developed by Chicago Appleseed and the Chicago Council of Lawyers. Read More...

• Child Support Reform Needed Now
  A Statement by Chicago Appleseed & the Chicago Council of Lawyers
   
• Chicago Appleseed Child Support Model System Incorporated in Pending Legislation
   
• Enough is Enough: Reform the Child Support System Now
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Resources & Studies

• IDPA Request For Explanation
  (Public Aid Grievance Form)
  File a grievance with the Illinois Department of Public Aid
  Microsoft Word Version also available
   
• Web Resources for Child Support
   
• Child Support Telephone Numbers
   
• A Call for Reform
  Our nearly 100-page report on the child support enforcement and collection system in Cook County
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• Executive Summary of A Call for Reform
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• Child Support in Cook County: A Model for Improved Performance
  
  
• Study of the Cook County State's Attorney's Child Support Enforcement Division
   
• Testimony Provided by Chicago Appleseed to the Illinois Legislature Subcommittee on Child Support