The Child Support Division of the District Attorney General’s Office was created in 1977 when the District Attorney General signed a contract with the State Department of Human Services agreeing to provide the legal services necessary for the collection of the court-ordered support for dependent children and establish paternity for children born out of wedlock.

From three employees and first-year collections of $60,000, the Division has grown to fifteen employees with collections totaling almost $11 million for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020.

Other changes such as a statewide, computerized system to direct all payments to a central location in Nashville have also been made.  Such changes have been instated to make the process more responsive to client needs.

Much of the money collected as a result of our efforts go directly back to state coffers to replace welfare funds distributed under the aid to dependent children provisions.