The 2001 Legislature authorized the Department of Revenue to conduct a pilot study to help determine whether incorporating an administrative method to establish child support orders would improve Florida's child support order establishment process. The Legislature expanded the project statewide in 2002.
Pilot study results show that the administrative process was more efficient for establishing uncontested child support orders. However, compliance with support orders was higher for orders established through the judicial process. A contributing factor to the lower collection rates for administrative support orders was the lack of involvement of noncustodial parents during the establishment process. The effectiveness of the Florida's Child Support Enforcement Program can be improved by