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Published - Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Child Support Agency earns state recognition
The Monroe County Child Support Agency is one of 11 such agencies in Wisconsin to receive a Certificate of Outstanding Achievement for 2007 from the Department of Workforce Development in Madison.
The agency was notified of the recognition on May 2. The award is given annually to child support agencies that demonstrated outstanding achievement in paternity establishment, court order establishment, collections on arrears cases and collection of current support. A paternity rate of 90 percent is needed to be considered for the award, as well as a collection rate of 1.43 percent on arrears cases compared to 2006 numbers, and an increase of current support.
Pamela Pipkin has been with the Monroe County Child Support Agency since 1989, and coordinator since July of 2006. This is the first time the agency has received this award since Pipkin has been coordinator. The agency last received the award in 2003.
“This is really huge for me because it was my first full year as coordinator,” Pipkin said. “We have a staff of six, and I really applaud their efforts.”
The Monroe County Child Support Agency staff includes Darlene Larson, Jenny Gordee, Kathy Brownell, Linda Moser-Buse and Bonnie Peters.
“We really increased our efforts,” Pipkin said. “We tried to start getting payments on cases with back support. That has really assisted us.”
Monroe County was the only local county agency to win the award. The other counties were Adams, Barron, Chippewa, Douglas, Eau Claire, Manitowoc, Racine, Rock, St. Croix and Waushara.
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