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