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Publication Date: December 2005
Publisher: Center for Law and Social Policy
Author(s): Paula Roberts
Research Area:
Type: Report
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
The TANF and Medicaid programs impose assignment and child support cooperation requirements on participating adults. The Food Stamp, SCHIP and child care programs may also contain child support cooperation requirements.
This paper examines the rules in each separate program and then describes what happens if an individual is subject to a cooperation requirement in more than one program. The author makes recommendations for streamlining the requirements and making sure that individuals who are subject to the requirement of more than one program are treated fairly.