Child Support Reform

Child Support Reform

Only the public school system affects more children in the United States than child support collection and enforcement. The Council and Chicago Appleseed are working to implement our unified services model of child support in an effort to collect more support for the children who so desperately need it.

News & Editorials

Legislation Incorporating Chicago Appleseed/Chicago Council Model Child Support System Becomes Law
On January 6, 2003, Senate Bill 1966, the Unified Child Support Services Act, became law in Illinois as Public Act 92-0876. The Act incorporates the model system of child support collection and enforcement developed by Chicago Appleseed and the Chicago Council of Lawyers. Read More...
Child Support Reform Needed Now
A Statement by Chicago Appleseed & the Chicago Council of Lawyers
Chicago Appleseed Child Support Model System Incorporated in Pending Legislation
Enough is Enough: Reform the Child Support System Now
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Resources & Studies

IDPA Request For Explanation
(Public Aid Grievance Form)
File a grievance with the Illinois Department of Public Aid
Microsoft Word Version also available
Web Resources for Child Support
Child Support Telephone Numbers
A Call for Reform
Our nearly 100-page report on the child support enforcement and collection system in Cook County
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Executive Summary of A Call for Reform
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Child Support in Cook County: A Model for Improved Performance
Study of the Cook County State's Attorney's Child Support Enforcement Division
Testimony Provided by Chicago Appleseed to the Illinois Legislature Subcommittee on Child Support