The information gathered is and distributed in raw form. Information from our sources is used to assist families to locate those who have failed to meet legal child support obligations. Non-support is one of the leading causes of poverty among children and welfare dependency. The data also is used in criminal nonsupport cases by local prosecutors and the U.S. Justice Department. In the past 10 years, ACES has been able to assist over 25,000 families in determining the location of absent parents who owe child support by using some type of on-line data.
ACES knows of no risks associated with having access to the data.
Non-payors who are located due to the information from the data base, are served legal notices and have a right to notice and hearing. This allows non-payors to protect themselves from action taken if a factual mistake has occurred. The ability to obtain this data literally means that fewer children will go to bed hungry. The need for the information and the value to the children and society out weigh any privacy issues related to the use of this product. If you have any questions regarding child support enforcement issues, you should feel free to contact me at your convenience.