At issue was the state's refusal to mandate parental notification of both parents when juveniles commit offenses. How reviews of existing support orders are conducted. The fact that the Attorney General's office ignores requirements that result in non-compliance with Federal mandates. For example, obligors who are unaware that they could have their support order modified upon request will continue to accrue arrearages that are unwarrented by their present income. This study was written by Kimberly Folse, Ph.D. and was submitted to the office of the Attorney General of Texas, Child Support Division, February 1, 1995.
Steady employment is the most influential indicator of all variables in the study.
Non-custodial parents with steady employment are more likely to pay all of their support. Obligors who are behind on child support tend to have less steady employment, to be in lower-income occupations, and to have child support orders that are too high for their reported incomes. Non-custodial parents supporting another family are more likely to have orders too high for their reported incomes. Those who tried to get their orders modified felt that the Attorney General's office did not help them. Another source of public acrimony was the practice of the Texas Attorney General's office of applying child support guidelines against disability checks, even though the federal government is already providing for the child as part of the person's disability.