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Illinois Family Support
Enforcement Association


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(Suggestions for additions are invited.
E-mail: Webmaster@illinoisfamilysupport.org.)

Child Support Enforcement Agencies
        Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE
        Illinois Dept. of Healthcare & Family Services (formerly Dept. of Public Aid)
                Division of Child Support Enforcement
                IV-D Application form, procedures
                KidCare Application form, procedures
        Illinois State Disbursement Unit
        Cook County State's Attorney's Support Division

Child Support Enforcement Associations
        National Child Support Enforcement Assoc. (NCSEA)
        Eastern Regional Interstate Child Support Enforcement Assoc. (ERICSA)

Other Child Welfare-Related Agencies & Associations
        Children's Defense Fund
        Voices for Illinois Children
        Association for Children for Enforcement of Support (ACES)

Legislation Resources
        Illinois General Assembly:
            Access to Illinois Constitution and Compiled Statutes, Public Acts;
            Track bills through the Illinois General Assembly;
             monitor legislative activity.
        Federal Legislation: Thomas (Library of Congress)
            Text of bills from 101st Congress to date,
            Public Laws from 93rd Congress;
            Search Congressional Record; Roll Call votes; more.
        Government Printing Office:
            Federal laws, Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Register.

Courts; Case Law Decisions
        Illinois Supreme Court and Appellate Court Decisions
        U. S. Supreme Court:  
            Search for opinions from 1893 forward, browse by year or U.S. Report number;
            search by citation or title.
        U. S. Federal Courts:
            Links to searchable sites for each of the federal district and appellate courts.

Misc. Legal Research Resources
        Child Support Interest Calculator (from ISBA)
        Illinois State Bar Assoc.
        Illinois Court Reports
        FindLaw.com:  
        LawCrawler:  Search resource of FindLaw.com.
        Lexis-One: Free legal resource, (registration required)
        LEXIS(r)-NEXIS(r) (subscription required)
        National Legal Resource Center:  
                New case law from around the country, articles;
                links to each state's support guidelines and IV-D agencies; more
        FanaFana; Family Matters - Child Support:
                A listing of links to publications and child support resources for the consumer
        National Conference of State Legislatures - Child Support

Other Government Agency Resources
        Interstate Roster & Referral Guide: OCSE
        Database of Federal Government Web Sites
        Illinois Secretary of State
        Illinois Dept. of Corrections:  Inmate search
        IRS:  Downloadable forms and schedules
        U. S. Census Bureau
        U. S. Dept. of Defense Finance & Accounting Service
                Military & civilian pay scales, garnishment policies & procedures, much more

Specific Laws & Regulations
        Major Laws and Regulations Affecting IDPA & Title IV-D:  (from IDPA)
        Illinois Compiled Statutes
                IMDMA
                Non Support Punishment Act
                Illinois UIFSA
                Income Withholding for Support Act
                Parentage Act of 1984
        Illinois Administrative Code: 89 Admin. Code (from IDPA)
        Code of Federal Regulations: 45 CFR 301-307
        Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL)
                UIFSA
        SupportGuidelines.com:  Other state's support guidelines on the web, and other related resources

Reports, Studies & Publications
        Illinois Blue Book 2003-04.  Valuable source reference for state government offices and officials.
        Illinois Handbook of Government, 2003-04:
        U. S. Census Bureau Report: "Custodial Mothers and Fathers and Their Child Support: 2001," (and earlier reports on payment of child support)
        U. S. Dept. of Agriculture: "Expenditures on Children by Families" Annual Reports (Latest Report: 2003, released in 2004)

Forms
        Income Withholding Forms:
                IDPA forms: (forms, notices, etc. from IDPA's web site)
                3/29/01 Revised forms:
                        OCSE AT-01-07 (federal form with instructions)
                        3/29/01 federal form - blank:
                                [.doc format]    [ .pdf format]
                        3/29/01 Illinois form - blank (suggested):
                                [.doc format]    [ .pdf format]
        UIFSA: Federally prescribed forms
        Cook County Circuit Clerk's Forms
        Uniform Support Order (.pdf format)

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