DES MOINES (AP) -- Though Iowa is a leader in collection of child support payments owed, about 38 percent of those court-ordered payments aren't being paid, a legislative oversight committee was ...

One of the least publicized issues at the state Capitol this year is also one of the most important. This coming October, major cuts are scheduled in state and county programs that collect child ...

FARGO — Parents in North Dakota have paid and received a record high percentage of child support in the current federal fiscal year, according to the state’s child support enforcement division. Health ...

St. Louis County ranks high in the state in establishing paternity and collecting child support payments, according to Minnesota Department of Human Services reports. It's something that county ...

State child support enforcement agencies are charged with recovering financial support from non-custodial parents to help cover the costs of raising children. Payment amounts are established via court ...

FILE - Kentucky Republican Sen. Whitney Westerfield testifies during a State and Local Government Committee meeting at the Capitol, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, in Frankfort, Ky. The Republican-led ...

If Billy McCasland had gotten his $1,200 stimulus check, he would have moved his family out of the Modesto house the pediatrician says is responsible for his 7-year-old’s lead poisoning. L.A.-based ...

HANCOCK COUNTY — Making sure the county’s most vulnerable children are cared for properly is a priority with officials from the prosecutor’s office. Despite the challenges presented by the COVID-19 ...