Governor Brian Kemp and First Lady Marty Kemp recently recognized the first graduates of Cobb County’s Parental Accountability Court.
This court is designed to save taxpayers millions of dollars by keeping offenders in treatment and recovery programs and out of jail, according to a county statement.
The program uses a team approach to meet needs of noncustodial parents as they become more accountable for paying for the financial support of their children through parent accountability, employment and education.
Services offered to participants are treatment referrals for substance abuse, mental health services, short-term training when available, volunteer work opportunities, literacy training, employment referral assistance, access and visitation referrals and additional services specific to the local area.
Noncustodial parents interested in enrolling in this program may email pac.dcss@dhs.ga.gov.
To be eligible, an applicant must have:
- No history of violent felonies.
- Six or more months of unpaid child support.
- Been chronically unemployed and/or missing multiple support payments.
- Pending or current contempt action or driver's license suspension.
Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) Portal provides noncustodial and custodial parents an opportunity to register online with DCSS to view their child support orders, check on payments and receive messages from their case agent about the status of their case(s) online.
Register for Customer Online Services at services.georgia.gov/dhr/cspp/do/Logon.
Other Accountability Courts in Cobb are Drug Treatment Court, Mental Health Court and Veterans Court.
Information: CobbCounty.org/courts/superior-court/administration/accountability-courts/parental-accountability-court
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