Why are child support payments collected by OCSE retained by the State instead of going to the family when the custodial parent receives public assistance through TEA?
By accepting cash payments from the Arkansas Transitional Employment Assistance Program (TEA), the custodial parent agrees to repay the State and federal government for the money paid to the family. OCSE retains child support payments collected in an amount equal to the amount paid to the family through the TEA grant. Child support collections in excess of the grant are paid to the family.
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