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B. 2, F%'t1lker, Commissioner 
 
Georgia Department of Human Resources Office of Communications Dena J. Smith, Press Secretary 
 
Two Peachtree Street, NW Suite 29.426 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3142 
 
Phone: 404-656-4937 Fax: 404-651-6815 
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
 
November 27,2007 For information, contact: Camille Cunningham, 4041463-5027 cycunning- ham@,dhr.state.ga.us 
 
KEITH HORTON NAMED NEW DIRECTOR OF CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES 
 
ATLANTA (GA) - Keith Horton has been named the new Director of the Office of Child 
 
Support Services (OCSS). Horton, who took the helm November 1, will be responsible for directing 
 
child support services throughout the state which includes locating non-custodial parents, confirming 
 
paternity, establishing and enforcing child support and medical support orders, and collecting and 
 
distributing payments. 
 
"I am pleased for the opportunity to manage the state's Office of Child Support Services," says 
 
OCSS Director Keith Horton. "I stand firm in my objective of putting children first by promoting family 
 
self-sufficiency and stability." 
 
Horton was hired as Deputy Director of the Office of Child Support Services in 2006. He 
 
replaces OCSS Director Cindy Moss, who retired on September 1, after nearly 30 years of service. 
 
Horton is a Georgia native. He earned a Bachelors degree from Albany State College and completed a 
 
Masters degree from South Carolina State University in Individual and Family Development. Keith 
 
devoted a substantial amount of time to the military before retiring in June of 2006 at the rank of 
 
Lieutenant Colonel. Additionally, he devoted a portion of his off duty time to mentoring "at risk" young 
 
men. Horton is married with two children. 
 
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