The Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA) was directed by Ch. 96-305, Laws of Florida, to conduct a review of the state's process for collecting and disbursing child support payments. Our review determined that Florida's current system would not meet the new federal requirements. We presented options for bringing the state into compliance and increasing efficiency in processing child support payments (OPPAGA Report No. 96-28).
As part of our review, we analyzed data on collecting and disbursing child support payments by the Clerks of Circuit Court. This supplemental report provides detailed analyses of Clerk's (1) revenues and costs, (2) per payment revenues and costs, (3) collection, disbursement, and other child support activity costs, and (4) fee revenues compared to collections and other related costs.

Administrative Establishment of Child Support Is Efficient for Uncontested Cases; Compliance Is Better for Orders Established Judicially
Report 03-36 June 2003
Child Support Enforcement Program, Florida Department of Revenue
Report 00-24 December 2000
Establishment of the State Disbursement Unit Raises Cost to Process Child Support Payments
Report 00-11 September 2000
Review of the Collection and Disbursement Processes of the Florida Child Support Enforcement Program
Report 96-28 January 1997

Copies of this report in print or alternate accessible format may be obtained by email OPPAGA@oppaga.fl.gov, telephone (850) 488-0021, or mail 111 W. Madison St., Room 312 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1475.