Assumptions in Child Support Laws and Obligations

---Originally published by Denae Mongeon at ECON 260 Comp Econ Systems – Spring 2017 – Denae Mongeon

The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OSCE), a unit within the Administration for Children and Families at the United States Department of Health and Human Services collects data and reports that $3.95 of Child Support was collected for every $1 of program expense in fiscal year 2000.  However, over $3 billion was spent on enforcement …