Gov. Scott Walker's budget will cut $840,000 from county funding which ensures parents are held accountable for supporting their children, according to Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk.
Falk says this will compromise the county's ability to go after parents who are not financially supporting their children with basic needs such as clothing and food.
""We're estimating Governor Walker's budget will result in nearly $8 million less in child support collected in Dane County each year,"" Falk said. ""That adds up to around 6,000 Dane County families who will receive nothing in child-support payments for their kids.""
Falk attributes the number to the fact that the county's Child Support division manages to get $7 for every $1 invested in their work.
Falk also referred to the fact that 50 percent of Wisconsin children under five who live in a single-parent household live in poverty.
""Taking money out of the back pockets of parents trying to support their kids at a time when so many families are struggling is just wrong,"" Falk said.
