Mesa County Department of Human
Services (MCDHS) collects over $1 million dollars in child support each
month. This money goes directly to
support children in our community both emotionally and financially whether it’s
ensuring basic needs are met such as food, clothing and shelter or providing
financial support for participation in school activities or medical/dental
care. The child support system is critical
for building a better future for our young ones.
The mission of the Colorado Child Support Services
Program is to assure all children receive financial and medical support from
each parent. This is accomplished by
locating each parent, establishing paternity and support obligations, and
enforcing those obligations. The Child Support Services Program puts children first by helping both parents
assume responsibility for the economic and social well-being as well as the
health and stability of their children.
A recent
innovation in Colorado Child Support Services is mobile and electronic methods
of paying child support. The change has helped increase
the convenience, efficiency and timeliness of delivering financial support to
children. The new system has helped users make more than 5,000 payments
totaling nearly $2 million in child support, statewide.
Colorado
Child Support Services also has plans to begin an automated text messaging
notification system by the end of this month. The system is intended to
increase the effectiveness of child support enforcement correspondence by using
short text messages in lieu of phone calls to communicate with clients. Similar
systems implemented in other states have helped boost compliance with child
support enforcement
The
Mesa County Department of Human Services is committed to promoting the health
and well-being of all children by ensuring that non-custodial parents pay child
support on a regular and timely basis as agreed between the parents or ordered
by the courts.
“Children
rely on both parents for the financial and medical support they need to be
healthy and successful,” said Michelle Trujillo, Director of the Economic
Assistance Division at the Mesa County Department of Human Services. “Child Support provides the security for
children that they deserve, which is even more significant during recent
economic challenges and rising health care costs,” added Trujillo.
The
Mesa County Department of Human Services Child Support Team currently oversees
a caseload of over 6700 cases. For more
information on Child Support services administered through MCDHS
please
call 248-2780 or visit www.humanservices.mesacounty.us.
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