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PROPOSED GRANT AWARD
Department: Office of the Chief Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County
Grantee: Circuit Court of Cook County
Grantor: Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services
Request: Authorization to accept grant
Purpose: The purpose of Parentage and Child Support Court is to help ensure that children have two loving and supportive parents who are not caught in the middle of parental hostility or court proceedings, that the children receive financial support, and that court assistance is available if needed to assist parents so that the children may grow up having a positive role model relating to parents and families.
Grant Amount: $1,526,737.00
Grant Period: 7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015
Fiscal Impact: None
Accounts: N/A
Concurrences:
The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: This grant funds the salaries of eight (8) administrative hearing officers and nine (9) support staff. Each administrative hearing officer is paired with a courtroom to help parties reach agreement on matters related to paternity and child support issues in Title IV-D cases. If no agreement results, parties are entitled to a hearing before a judge.
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