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Honors January 4, 2025, as the 50th anniversary of the federal child support program, established when President Gerald Ford signed the Social Services Amendments of 1974 into law

Wisconsin's child support program is administered by the Department of Children and Families and operated by 71 county agencies and 9 tribal agencies

In fiscal year 2023, the program served 341,000 children and collected $841 million in economic support

Child support in Wisconsin closed the poverty gap by an average of 44 percent, making it one of the most effective anti-poverty programs nationally

Wisconsin ranks third in the nation for collection and distribution of current child support payments