- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Parental Accountability Court Program
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Human Services. Division of Child Support Services
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Department of Human Services. Division of Child Support Services
- Date of Original:
- 2019-02
- Subject:
- Parental Accountability Court Program (Ga.)
Child support--Government policy--Georgia
Child support--Law and legislation--Georgia
Chorochromatic maps - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- publications (documents)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- External Identifiers:
- OCLC 1155437954
NZ MMS ID 9921953352902931
Call Number H800.S8 M1 2019 P3 - Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_s-ga-bh800-ps8-bm1-b2019-bp3-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_s-ga-bh800-ps8-bm1-b2019-bp3-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES Division of Child Support Services
Community Outreach
Helping parents support their children.
Parental Accountability Court Program
The Parental Accountability Court (PAC) program is a joint effort of the Division and Superior Court Judges to offer an
alternative to incarceration and to help chronic nonpayers of child support make regular payments. The program uses
community resources and judicial oversight to address barriers that keep parents from meeting their support obligations. Each
program, including services provided to participants, is tailored to the needs of the local community. Superior Court Judges
provide judicial oversight and collaborate with PAC coordinators to implement the program. PAC coordinators connect
participants to existing community resources.
Judicial Circuits Served by
SERVICES OFFERED TO PARTICIPANTS
Parental Accountability Courts
Volunteer work opportunities Literacy training
Job assistance/placement
Parental Accountability Courts are in operations in 45 judicial circuits across the state. The Division's goal is to establish PACs in all 49 judicial circuits in SFY19.
Mental health services Clinical assessments
Substance abuse treatment
Judicial Circuits
Coaching/mentoring
Lookout Mountain
Conasauga Appalachian
Enotah
Mountain
Parental Accountability Court
Additional services specific to each local community
Rome
Cherokee
Northeastern
Blue Ridge
BellForsyth
Tallapoosa
Cobb
Paulding
Douglas
Piedmont
Gwinnett
Stone Mountain
Alcovy
Western
Atlanta Clayton Rockdale
Northern
Toombs
BY THE NUMBERS
Since SFY 2012, the Parental Accountability Court program has helped
Coweta
Flint
Griffin
Towaliga
Ocmulgee
Middle
Augusta
6,635
Chattahoochee
Macon
Dublin
Houston
Dublin
Ogeechee
noncustodial parents who were at risk of incarceration avoid jail time and provide much needed support to
Southwestern Pataula
Dougherty
Cordele Tifton
Oconee
Brunswick
Atlantic
Eastern
Alapaha
Waycross
South Georgia
Southern
10,032
of Georgia's children. Program participants paid an estimated
$7.6M
in support, which, in return, has saved the state millions in incarceration costs.
CONTACT INFORMATION For information about the Parental Accountability Court Program and other outreach services, call 1-844-MYGADHS (1-844-694-2347).
Robyn A. Crittenden, DHS Commissioner | Tanguler Gray, Division Director | John Hurst, Division Deputy Director | Sarah Hurst, Division Deputy Director
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Revised 2/2019