State Child Support Enforcement Performance Metrics

Department of Human Services data evaluates state performance in the Child Support Enforcement program. It measures paternity establishment, support order establishment, current support collection, arrearage collection, and cost effectiveness using reported federal form OCSE 157 data. Metrics include the proportion of IV-D cases with support orders and the percentage of children with paternity established.

Use Cases

• Analyze the proportion of IV-D cases with support orders established to assess state-level program effectiveness.
• Calculate the IV-D paternity establishment percentage for children born out of wedlock to track legal paternity resolutions.
• Evaluate state performance by modeling the ratio of total dollars collected to total dollars owed for current support.
• Assess enforcement efforts by examining the number of IV-D cases paying toward arrears relative to cases with arrears due.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Department of Human Services Child Support Enforcement Administration.
• Performance measures cover five key program areas: paternity establishment, order establishment, current support collection, arrearage collection, and cost effectiveness.
• Metrics are calculated from federally reported OCSE 157 form data, ensuring a standardized collection method.

Limitations

• Specific data volume details such as row count, column count, and time range are not provided in the input.
• The dataset's geographic coverage is unclear beyond its association with the State of Maryland organization tag.
• Sample data and file structure details are unavailable, complicating preliminary assessment of data usability.

Provenance

Source

Department of Human Services Child Support Enforcement Administration.

Collection Method

Calculated from performance data reported by states on federal form OCSE 157.

Freshness

Last updated on 2025-07-26.