Nationwide child support enforcement benefits both the state and federal goverment.  Based on reasearch that attribute public assistance cost savings to the work of Nationwide child support enforcement lawyers like Steven Sinkin & Karen Marvel.  The benefits include reductions in the cost of cash assistance, food stamps and medicaid.  In addition it appears that receipt of child support income makes it possible for many families to avoid public assistance in the first place.

A nationwide child support collection lawyer continues to have a significant impact, not only on the state/federal budgets but on single parent family homes.  For example, in the state of Iowa,  a study found that the cost avoidance for families currently receiving public assistance was 86 cents for every dollar collected.  For families who formerly received cash assistance, the savings was 46 cents for every dollar collected.

It is estimated that if all custodial families had child support orders and those orders were enforced by a child support enforcement lawyer that cash assistance cost for those families would drop by 26 percent, food stamps would be reduced by 19 percent and medicaid would reduce by 5 percent.

Excelling in creative solutions, our lawyers do whatever it takes to advocate for our clients. Our attorneys routinely take cases to court with children in their 20s, 30s, 40s and even 50s and have received and collected judgments for unpaid support and interest as high as $620,000. We can help you, too. Free Case Review

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Sec. 233.028.  SPECIAL CHILD SUPPORT REVIEW PROCEDURES RELATING TO ESTABLISHMENT OF PARENTAGE.  (a)  If the parentage of a child has not been established, the notice of child support review delivered to the parties must include an allegation that the recipient is a biological parent of the child.  The notice shall inform the parties that:

(1)  not later than the 15th day after the date of delivery of the notice, the alleged parent of the child shall either sign a statement of paternity or an acknowledgment of paternity or deny in writing that the alleged parent is the biological parent of the child;

(2)  either party may request that scientifically accepted parentage testing be conducted to assist in determining the identities of the child’s parents;

(3)  if the alleged parent timely denies parentage of the child, the Title IV-D agency shall order parentage testing;  and

(4)  if the alleged parent does not deny parentage of the child, the Title IV-D agency may conduct a negotiation conference.

(b)  If all parties agree to the child’s parentage, the agency may file an agreed child support review order as provided by this chapter.

(c)  If a party denies parentage, the Title IV-D agency shall order parentage testing and give each party notice of the time and place of testing.  If either party fails or refuses to participate in administrative parentage testing, the Title IV-D agency may file a child support review order resolving the question of parentage against that party. The court shall confirm the child support review order as a temporary or final order of the court only after an opportunity for parentage testing has been provided.

(d)  If genetic testing identifies the alleged parent as the parent of the child and the results of a verified written report of a genetic testing expert meet the requirements of Chapter 160 for issuing a temporary order, the Title IV-D agency may conduct a negotiation conference to resolve any issues of support and file with the court a child support review order.

(e)  If the results of parentage testing exclude an alleged parent from being the biological parent of the child, the Title IV-D agency shall issue and provide to each party a child support review order that declares that the excluded person is not a parent of the child.

(f)  Any party may file a petition for confirmation of a child support review order issued under this section.

Law Offices of Sinkin & Marvel - 866-933-CHILD(2445) | 210-732-6000
105 W. Woodlawn Ave. San Antonio, TX 78212

Sec. 233.015.  ISSUANCE OF CHILD SUPPORT REVIEW ORDER OR FINDING THAT NO ORDER SHOULD BE ISSUED;  EFFECT.  (a)  If a negotiation conference does not result in agreement by all parties to the child support review order, the Title IV-D agency shall render a final decision in the form of a child support review order or a determination that the agency should not issue a child support review order not later than the fifth day after the date of the negotiation conference.

(b)  If the Title IV-D agency determines that the agency should not issue a child support order, the agency shall immediately provide each party with notice of the determination by personal delivery or by first class mail.

(c)  A determination that a child support order should not be issued must include a statement of the reasons that an order is not being issued and a statement that the agency’s determination does not affect the right of the Title IV-D agency or a party to request any other remedy provided by law.

Law Offices of Sinkin & Marvel - 866-933-CHILD(2445) | 210-732-6000
105 W. Woodlawn Ave. San Antonio, TX 78212