Child Support


There are steps being taken to decide if the child support enforcement program should be transferred from the Illinois Department of Public Aid (IDPA) to another office or agency, such as the Office of the Illinois Attorney General, the Illinois Department of Revenue, or the Illinois Department of Employment Security.

The Child Support Enforcement Subcommittee of the Illinois Senate’s Committee on Public Health and Welfare have held public hearings on this issue. The next hearing is scheduled for September 23 in Springfield. This issue will probably come before the General Assembly in the fall veto session.

Persons interested in this issue should contact Wendy Pollack (312/263-3830 ext. 238) or Margaret Stapleton (312/263-3830 ext. 234) at the Poverty Law Project to find out how to get their voice heard in this important decision-making process.


September 17, 1997