Michigan AG's child support division tops $50M in collections

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By WSBT News1

Story Created: Feb 25, 2008 at 2:05 PM EST

Story Updated: Jul 17, 2008 at 9:48 PM EST

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A special division created by state Attorney General Mike Cox has collected more than $50 million in previously unpaid child support.

Cox says Michigan leads the nation in decreasing the number of delinquent child support cases.

Other states on average saw 17,100 more cases in arrears between 2001 and 2006. But Michigan's delinquent cases dropped by more than 41,200 cases during that period.

Cox set up a child support division in 2003 to go after fathers who can afford to pay child support but choose not to.

Mothers attended a Lansing press conference Monday to talk about finally getting financial support for their children after years of frustration with the court system.

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