Transcript Why POP - Duc V. Bui
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County od San Diego
Department of Child Support Services
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P ATERNITY
O PPORTUNITY
P ROGRAM
Doug Bui
March 13, 2014
Slide 3
Objective:
To appraise the merits
of the Paternity Opportunity Program
in relation to the mission of DCSS.
3
Slide 4
Contents:
1.History
2.Significance
3.In Practice
4
Slide 5
4.2 million custodial parents lived
in poverty in 2011, representing
29 percent of all custodial
parents, about twice the poverty
rate for the total population.
U.S. Census Bureau report,
Custodial Mothers and Fathers and Their Child
Support: 2011.
5
Slide 6
The average child support
represented 52 percent of
the average income for
custodial parents who are
below poverty.
The Story Behind the Numbers
6
Slide 7
What can be done?
Paternity Opportunity Program
POP
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Slide 8
HISTORY
FEDERAL
• Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (Pub. L.
103-66) signed by the President on August
10, 1993, which amend Title IV-D of the
Social Security Act (the Act). (Pres. Clinton)
• Require States to adopt procedures for a
simple civil process for the voluntary
acknowledgment of paternity, including
early paternity establishment programs in
hospitals.
Title IV-D
Strategic Plan
Source Fed
8
Slide 9
HISTORY
STATE
• POP, implemented in January 1995,
involved about 330 of California's licensed
hospitals and clinics with birthing facilities.
• The program has since been expanded to
prenatal clinics, county welfare offices, vital
records offices, and courts.
CSDA.org
Strategic Plan
Source CA
9
Slide 10
HISTORY
COUNTY
Current CSS
Paradigm:
Holistic approach
California DCSS
NOTE: DCSS becomes involved in child support cases where
a custodial parent is receiving public assistance* in order to
support the child.
* CalWORKS, CalFesh, Medi-cal
10
Slide 11
HISTORY
COUNTY
DCSS provides the following services:
• Establish paternity
• Establish child and medical support orders
• Enforce/modify child and medical support
orders
• Collect and distribute child and spousal
support payments
SD DCSS videos
11
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Why POP ?
If the parents of a child are not legally married when
the child is born, the father's name will NOT
be added to the birth certificate unless they*:
• Sign a Declaration of Paternity in the hospital
or after.
• Establish paternity through the courts and
pay a fee to amend the birth certificate.**
*Federal welfare reform legislation, 1/1/1997.
*Court
12
Slide 13
Why POP ?
• POP provides The Declaration of Paternity –
a legal form that, once filed with the state,
voluntarily establishes legal fatherhood and is the
equivalent of a court order.
DP form (CS 909)
13
Slide 14
Why Paternity ?
Benefits
• Financial support
• Medical and life insurance coverage
• Inheritance protection
• Emotional benefits
FAQ
14
Slide 15
POP in Action
• Most hospitals in San Diego County participate in the
POP program. After the baby is born, the unmarried
mother and father complete the Declaration of
Paternity.
• The DCSS and the Office of Vital Records (+ others) can
witness the parents’ signatures.
• Military fathers-to-be on deployment can sign the
declaration before the child is born.
• Parents can also request the declaration be mailed to
them and sign the forms later in front of a notary.
Performance Measurements: Fed5, CA9
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Slide 16
Welcome to DCSS!
We Thank You!
To enhance the lives and well-being of children…
16
Slide 17
Please raise your hand if
you have a question.
To enhance the lives and well-being of children…
17
County od San Diego
Department of Child Support Services
Slide 2
P ATERNITY
O PPORTUNITY
P ROGRAM
Doug Bui
March 13, 2014
Slide 3
Objective:
To appraise the merits
of the Paternity Opportunity Program
in relation to the mission of DCSS.
3
Slide 4
Contents:
1.History
2.Significance
3.In Practice
4
Slide 5
4.2 million custodial parents lived
in poverty in 2011, representing
29 percent of all custodial
parents, about twice the poverty
rate for the total population.
U.S. Census Bureau report,
Custodial Mothers and Fathers and Their Child
Support: 2011.
5
Slide 6
The average child support
represented 52 percent of
the average income for
custodial parents who are
below poverty.
The Story Behind the Numbers
6
Slide 7
What can be done?
Paternity Opportunity Program
POP
7
Slide 8
HISTORY
FEDERAL
• Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (Pub. L.
103-66) signed by the President on August
10, 1993, which amend Title IV-D of the
Social Security Act (the Act). (Pres. Clinton)
• Require States to adopt procedures for a
simple civil process for the voluntary
acknowledgment of paternity, including
early paternity establishment programs in
hospitals.
Title IV-D
Strategic Plan
Source Fed
8
Slide 9
HISTORY
STATE
• POP, implemented in January 1995,
involved about 330 of California's licensed
hospitals and clinics with birthing facilities.
• The program has since been expanded to
prenatal clinics, county welfare offices, vital
records offices, and courts.
CSDA.org
Strategic Plan
Source CA
9
Slide 10
HISTORY
COUNTY
Current CSS
Paradigm:
Holistic approach
California DCSS
NOTE: DCSS becomes involved in child support cases where
a custodial parent is receiving public assistance* in order to
support the child.
* CalWORKS, CalFesh, Medi-cal
10
Slide 11
HISTORY
COUNTY
DCSS provides the following services:
• Establish paternity
• Establish child and medical support orders
• Enforce/modify child and medical support
orders
• Collect and distribute child and spousal
support payments
SD DCSS videos
11
Slide 12
Why POP ?
If the parents of a child are not legally married when
the child is born, the father's name will NOT
be added to the birth certificate unless they*:
• Sign a Declaration of Paternity in the hospital
or after.
• Establish paternity through the courts and
pay a fee to amend the birth certificate.**
*Federal welfare reform legislation, 1/1/1997.
*Court
12
Slide 13
Why POP ?
• POP provides The Declaration of Paternity –
a legal form that, once filed with the state,
voluntarily establishes legal fatherhood and is the
equivalent of a court order.
DP form (CS 909)
13
Slide 14
Why Paternity ?
Benefits
• Financial support
• Medical and life insurance coverage
• Inheritance protection
• Emotional benefits
FAQ
14
Slide 15
POP in Action
• Most hospitals in San Diego County participate in the
POP program. After the baby is born, the unmarried
mother and father complete the Declaration of
Paternity.
• The DCSS and the Office of Vital Records (+ others) can
witness the parents’ signatures.
• Military fathers-to-be on deployment can sign the
declaration before the child is born.
• Parents can also request the declaration be mailed to
them and sign the forms later in front of a notary.
Performance Measurements: Fed5, CA9
15
Slide 16
Welcome to DCSS!
We Thank You!
To enhance the lives and well-being of children…
16
Slide 17
Please raise your hand if
you have a question.
To enhance the lives and well-being of children…
17