# Presentation: 729038

## Milwaukee County Project for the Incarcerated

***Presenter:******	***
***Lisa J. Marks, Deputy Director***
***Child Support Enforcement***
***901 N. 9******th****** Street, Room 101***
***Milwaukee, WI 53233***
_**[Lmarks@milwcnty.com](mailto:Lmarks@milwcnty.com)**__**	**_

## Milwaukee County Demographics

- $ 130

- Average Monthly Current Support Order of Incarcerated NCP

- 8,000

- Court Cases Where NCP Is Incarcerated

- 60,000

- Court Cases With Current Support Order

- 144,000

- Total Number of Cases

- Short Term

- 7,000

- Long Term

## CRITERIA

**Balance of sentence exceeds 6 months**
**No substantial earnings/assets**
**Not convicted of crime against custodial person or children or non-payment of child support**

## Status as of: 09/15/06

| Cases Processed | 2084 |
| --- | --- |
| NCP Responses | 1714 |
| CP Responses | 466 |
| Motions/Stipulations Filed | 1530 |
| Modifications Granted | 1339 |
| Modifications Denied | 169 |
| Motions Pending | 22 |

## National Child Support Arrears: FY 1987 to FY 2005

- Source:  Office of Child Support Enforcement, Annual Statistical Reports.
- Note:  Data before and after FY 1999 are not comparable.  The increase in FY 1999 reflects a change in the reporting instructions to states regarding arrears to include interest and penalties.  Arrears may be overstated because arrears associated with interstate cases may be included in both states
- *Slide & data provide by Elaine Sorenson of the Urban Institute

**National Child Support Arrears: FY 1987 to FY 2005**

## Distribution of Debtors and Arrears in Nine States, by Amount of Arrears Owed

- Percent

- *Slide & data provide by Elaine Sorenson of the Urban Institute

**Distribution of Debtors and Arrears ****in Nine States, by Amount of Arrears Owed**

## Child Support Arrears, by State’s Interest Policy

- *Slide & data provide by Elaine Sorenson of the Urban Institute

- Routine

- Intermittent

- No Interest

**Child Support Arrears, by State’s Interest Policy**

## How Collectible are the Arrears?

- Estimate that Arrears will Grow by 59% over 10 years in these States if Policies and Procedures are Not Changed.

- *Slide & data provide by Elaine Sorenson of the Urban Institute

**How Collectible are the Arrears?**

## Letter to Non-Custodial Parent (NCP)

## Letter to Custodial Parent (CP)

## CP Stipulation & Order

## Results
Every 1,000 modifications increases Current Support collection percentage about 0.5%
Hurdles
Social Security Number not a prison identifier
Tracking cases after NCP is released
Lack of interface with corrections
Communication with NCP/offender
Politics
Next Stops
Continue efforts to get corrections/interface
Regular presence at Institutions with heavy Milwaukee presence
Work with local corrections officials

**Every 1,000 modifications increases Current Support collection percentage about 0.5%**
**Hurdles**
**Social Security Number not a prison identifier**
**Tracking cases after NCP is released**
**Lack of interface with corrections**
**Communication with NCP/offender**
**Politics**
**Next Stops**
**Continue efforts to get corrections/interface**
**Regular presence at Institutions with heavy Milwaukee presence**
**Work with local corrections officials**

- Summary

## Questions:Lisa Marks901 N. 9th StreetMilwaukee, WI  53233(414) 278-5239

_**[lmarks@milwcnty.com](mailto:lmarks@milwcnty.com)**_
**Or**
_**[markscse@yahoo.com](mailto:markscse@yahoo.com)**_