The law encouraged states to use AV funds to support the establishment of parenting time arrangements for parents in the child support program. Congress recognized the public policy value of parental access and visitation in the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act of 2014. Census data consistently show that custodial parents with custody or parenting time arrangements are more likely to receive child support. Researchers have found that financial and emotional supports are interrelated. All states must have safeguards in place to ensure AV services do not increase the risk of family violence for program participants. Other services include parenting plan development and visitation enforcement. Parent education, including legal education, accounted for 38% of all AV services in Fiscal Year (FY) 2018. States can provide AV services directly or through contracts with courts, tribes, counties, and organizations such as nonprofits. We’re working with multiple states to expand availability for these parents.
Putting oversight of the AV program within the child support agency increases the likelihood that AV services reach parents in the child support program. In most states and territories, it’s administered by the child support agency. Legally, it’s designed to fund services to help noncustodial parents spend more time with their children. Each year, OCSE provides $10 million in mandatory grant funding to states and territories to operate the Access and Visitation (AV) program.
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