A professional who investigates and analyzes child welfare cases and initiates administrative action to facilitate enforcement of child support laws. Responsibilities include:

• Reviews application for child support received from client and examines case file to determine that divorce decree and court ordered judgment for payment are in order.
• Interviews client to obtain information, such as relocation of absent parent, amount of child support previously awarded, and names of persons who can act as witnesses to support client's claim for support.
• Locates absent parent and interviews parent to gather data, such as support award, and discusses case with parent to resolve issues in lieu of filing court proceedings.
• Contacts friends and relatives of child's parents to verify gathered information about case.
• Computes amount of child support payments.
• Prepares file indicating data, such as wage records of accused, witnesses, and blood test results.
• Confers with prosecuting attorney to prepare court case.
• Determines type of court jurisdiction, according to facts and circumstances surrounding case, and files court action.
• Confers with court clerk to obtain arrest warrant and to schedule court date for hearing or trial.
• Monitors child support payments awarded by court to ensure compliance and enforcement of child support laws.
• Prepares report of legal acttion taken when delinquency in payments occurs.