Non- or partial-payment of child support owed or related fees (e.g. for health care costs associated with a child’s birth) owed can lead to child support debt, known as “arrears.” Arrears may be owed to children and their custodial parents and/or to government. States are mandated to pursue the collection of and enforce court orders related to both current child support and child support arrears owed.

Arrearages, Lying-in Orders, and Child Support Compliance among Fathers of W-2 Children in Wisconsin
- Judi Bartfeld
- Report
- February 2005

Selected Child Support Administrative Enforcement Tools: How Are They Used in Wisconsin?
- Ingrid E. Rothe, Yoonsook Ha, and Marya Sosulski
- Report
- August 2004

Forgiveness of State-Owed Child Support Arrears
- Judith Bartfeld
- Report
- February 2003