Parental Accountability Court

The Parental Accountability Court (PAC) program is a joint effort of the Division of Child Support Services and Superior Court Judges to offer an alternative to incarceration and to help chronic nonpayers of child support make regular payments.

O.C.G.A. Title 19

34 U.S.C. 10613
42 U.S.C. § 666
OCSS PIQ-12-02

All Georgia child support offices receiving Title IV-D funds, including all private vendors contracted with the Department of Human Services to provide child support services.

The PAC 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.

Services offered include:

PAC will assist and transition non-custodial parents in overcoming barriers which may include but not be limited to:

Through judicial oversight and partnership with public agencies and community-based organizations, PAC will assist and transition noncustodial parents in overcoming barriers to self-sufficiency with the integration of screening, assessment, treatment, and the use of rehabilitative services. The PAC emphasizes parental accountability to increase the obligor’s ability to pay child support on a consistent basis. By facilitating the delivery of these services, the goal of the PAC is to reduce recidivism, reducing the burdens and high cost of jail, and reducing the public debt for such things as public assistance and public medical care.