Child Support Is a Big Source of Revenue for States and County Governments

The 19 96 welfare overhaul, or what we now know as tanef, requires states to go after the fathers of children whose mothers apply for welfare. Some legislators believe that if parents get tanif and child support, that they are double dipping. Moms can opt out, but only if they can provide a police report or a restraining order documenting domestic violence. But if they don't provide the information about the dead, their benefits can be cut or terminated. In 20 20, more than one point seven billion, with a b in child support, was collected from fathers and seized by federal and state governments for the repayment of welfare benefits.