CASE MANAGER CHILD SUPPORT - DISTRICT ATTORNEY

About the position

The Case Manager/Child Support position is responsible for locating absent parents, establishing paternity, enforcing child support and medical insurance, registering foreign support orders, and reviewing and modifying court-ordered child support. The role involves a variety of tasks including initiating locate efforts, interviewing custodial parents, preparing legal documents, and attending court hearings.

Responsibilities

• Initiates locate efforts through various sources and networks.
• Interviews custodial parents to obtain additional locate information.
• Prepares and sends a Uniform Interstate Family Support Act application to custodial parents.
• Writes to custodial parents for additional information needed for interstate child support cases.
• Reviews existing court orders for validity and legal action.
• Prepares interstate child support petitions for filing in responding states.
• Schedules appointments with custodial parents to sign and notarize petitions.
• Monitors case progress according to federal timeframes and guidelines.
• Coordinates service of non-custodial parents with local and statewide Sheriff departments.
• Prepares and distributes child support court calendars for Superior Court Judges.
• Attends weekly court hearings and negotiates appropriate dispositions.
• Researches and composes legal documents such as support orders and contempt citations.
• Researches public assistance data to determine owed monies to the State of Georgia.
• Coordinates paternity testing when necessary.
• Monitors payment status on cases and documents all actions.
• Researches and corrects money distribution problems and account balances.
• Coordinates with other child support offices on payment distribution problems.
• Attends necessary state training classes and seminars.

Requirements

• High School Diploma required.
• Associate's Degree with coursework in paralegal work and civil and criminal procedures preferred.
• Three (3) years of previous experience in customer service and child support enforcement or legal environment preferred.

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity employer.
• Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.