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RS22380Domestic Social Policy
Child Support Enforcement: Program Basics
Federal & State Law Editorial TeamLast reviewed: July 2026
February 15, 2006
Summary
In FY2004, the CSE program collected $21.9 billion in child support payments and served 15.9 million child support cases. However, the program still collects only 18% of child support obligations for which it has responsibility and collects payments for only 51% of its caseload.
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