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This is a federal Special Improvement Project (SIP) grant that is awarded by the federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) to enhance child support performance. Special Improvement Project grants must go beyond the normal scope of the child support IV-D program. The grant is designed to improve services to low-income non-custodial parents and produce the following results:
Fewer child support default orders.
More child support orders that better reflect the payer's ability to pay.
Fewer child support arrearage cases.
Lower child support arrearage amounts.
Increased voluntary paternity establishment.
Increased marriage rate of unwed parents.
Increased employment & earnings to reduce welfare dependency.
If successful, create a national model. The results of the grant will be shared across the nation and, if successful, may provide a best practice model for child support programs in other states

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	Did You Know?
	Even if child support is not paid, visitation must be allowed. The issues of child visitation and child support are separate issues. Failure to pay child support is typically an insufficient reason to stop the right of the non-custodial parent to visit with his or her child. Visitation is normally ordered by a court in the best interest of the child to promote love and affection with both parents.