Requesting Change: It's a Matter of Adminstration and Legislation

Requesting Change begins with holding the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to the intent of Title IV-D Welfare.

Preventing the States from using Title IV-D welfare to generate revenues is essential for program success and is required for States to focus on providing a safety-net for needy families. Improved administration and legislation that limits Title IV-D incentives for increasing the number of broken homes will keep over participation problems from plaguing Title IV-D and allow States to focus on needy families.

Find here my letter to Dr. Wade Horn requesting both administrative controls and legislative modifications of the program to be put into place.

To see Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund's endorsement click this link. A list of additional supporters and endorsements will be provided at a later time.

The Federal Government needs to bring Title IV-D back into compliance with its original intent (recuperate money expended through TANF/AFDC) and improve the program for needy families not streamline it for state revenue generation by preventing children substantially the same access to both parents.

If your organization wants to endorse this effort, you may fax your endorsement or letter of support to 989-764-5920 addressed to Dr. Wade Horn stating that "Our organization supports the proposed modifications of Title IV-D requested on July 17, 2006") Others are already circulating this effort in Washington D.C.

Remember, Title IV-D in 2006 amounts to over $4.2 BILLION dollars out of your Social Security for the inclusion of the wealthy and middle-class into this welfare program. The program currently rewards States for preventing children from having equal access to both parents and conflicts with Healthy Marriages and two responsible parents. It's time to get real and fix this drastic social and economic problem created by Title IV-D. Join in to help facilitate change.