Definition Automated Child Support Enforcement System (ACSES) - the new computerized network used in most jurisdictions to collect child support.
Application in Divorce The ACSES system came into being with the Family Support Act of 1988, which requires each state to establish a statewide automated system to track and collect court-ordered child support and locate nonpaying parents.

This system has helped diminish the amount of unpaid support and has allowed for a greater opportunity to collect back-due child support.

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  1. Enrolling in the Automated Support System
    Even though you and your spouse may be in complete agreement and your divorce is amicable, you may want to still consider having any support order enrolled in your state’s automated system (some states make it mandatory). You never know how things will be in the future and participation eliminates the transfer of money from one parent to the other, but rather through a third independent party. Having the automated system manage the child support payments can eliminate confusion and potential disagreements over pay dates, missed payments, and amounts.
  2. You Can Opt Out Of The State Collection System
    The State of California has started a collection system that forces employers to forward all child support that has been collected by wage assignment to a central government office and that office forwards the money to the receiving parent. Many couples have chosen to do a wage assignment simply for convenience sake and not due to the paying party being delinquent or irresponsible. Those couples do not want to wait to have the money forwarded to them and don’t want that kind of government interference. Instead of doing a wage assignment, which will automatically get the government involved, do an automatic deposit into the other parent’s bank account.
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