Door 2 · The compiled table
Arrears forgiveness programs, state by state
Compiled from the federal OCSS debt-compromise list, cross-checked against state statutes and agency pages. States with no program are printed as having no program — that honesty is the point of the page.
| State | Status | Program | Agency | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Formal program | Interest rebate law | DHR Child Support | |
| Alaska | Formal program | Arrears forgiveness agreement | CSSD | |
| Arizona | Formal program | DCSS Settlement Program | Arizona DES / DCSS | |
| Arkansas | No program | — | — | |
| California | Formal program | Debt Reduction Program (current name; formerly Compromise of Arrears Program — COAP, Fam. Code §17560) | Local child support agency / CA DCSS | |
| Colorado | Compromise authority | County arrears compromise | — | |
| Connecticut | Formal program | Arrearage Adjustment Program + Arrearage Liquidation Program | DSS / Support Enforcement Services | |
| Delaware | No program | — | — | |
| District of Columbia | Formal program | Fresh Start (+ periodic Amnesty windows) | CSSD Enforcement Unit | Episodic / windows — confirm it is still open |
| Florida | No program | — | Florida DOR (payment agreements only — no debt compromise) | |
| Georgia | Compromise authority | Statutory waiver/negotiation authority | DCSS / court | |
| Hawaii | No program | — | — | |
| Idaho | No program | — | — | |
| Illinois | Formal program | Project Clean Slate | HFS Division of Child Support Services | |
| Indiana | No program | — | — | |
| Iowa | Compromise authority | Promoting Opportunities for Parents Program | Child Support Recovery Unit + community partner | |
| Kansas | Formal program | Incentive program (relaunched 2021) | DCF CSS | |
| Kentucky | No program | — | — | |
| Louisiana | No program | — | — | |
| Maine | Compromise authority | No formal program — case-by-case compromise (OCSS) | — | |
| Maryland | Formal program | Payment Incentive Program (PIP) | MD DHS / local child support office | |
| Massachusetts | Formal program | Settlement / equitable adjustment authority | DOR Child Support Enforcement | |
| Michigan | Formal program | Arrears adjustment under multiple statutes | Friend of the Court / MDHHS | |
| Minnesota | Compromise authority | Compromise authority — Minn. Stat. §518A.62 ("Child Support Debt and Arrearage Management") | County public authority / the party owed | |
| Mississippi | No program | — | — | |
| Missouri | No program | — | — | |
| Montana | No program | — | — | |
| Nebraska | No program | — | — | |
| Nevada | Compromise authority | Arrears compromise consideration | Division of Welfare and Supportive Services (DWSS) | |
| New Hampshire | Compromise authority | No formal policy — worker discretion (OCSS) | — | |
| New Jersey | Formal program | Arrears Match Program (episodic) | NJ Child Support Program | Episodic / windows — confirm it is still open |
| New Mexico | Formal program | Fresh Start — Arrears Management Program | NM Child Support Enforcement / NM HCA/CSED | |
| New York | Formal program | Suite of DSS debt-reduction programs — varies by local district; fullest form in NYC | Dept. of Social Services (DSS) / NYC HRA OCSS (in NYC); local district elsewhere in NY | Episodic / windows — confirm it is still open |
| North Carolina | Formal program | Debt to State compromise — N.C.G.S. §110-135 | State (county attorney / DHHS) + court approval | |
| North Dakota | Formal program | Debt compromise program | Child Support Division | |
| Ohio | Formal program | Reduction of Permanently Assigned Arrears (ROPAA) — waiver / lump-sum compromise / installment compromise / family-support-program tracks | County CSEA | |
| Oklahoma | Formal program | Waiver / settlement + interest amnesty | Court + district child support office | |
| Oregon | Formal program | Satisfaction of assigned arrears (no formal branded program; rule-based) | Oregon Child Support Program / DOJ | |
| Pennsylvania | Compromise authority | Court-approved compromise only | Court | |
| Rhode Island | Compromise authority | Agency discretion to compromise | RI Office of Child Support Services | |
| South Carolina | No program | — | — | |
| South Dakota | Compromise authority | No formal policy — worker discretion to negotiate (OCSS) | DCS | |
| Tennessee | Compromise authority | SPLIT VERDICT — family-owed compromise with court approval; state-owed cannot be forgiven | Court | |
| Texas | Formal program | Arrears Payment Incentive Program | OAG Child Support Division | |
| Utah | Formal program | Prisoner Forgiveness + treatment-program forgiveness | ORS / Child Support Services | |
| Vermont | Compromise authority | Court limitation of support debt | Family Court | |
| Virginia | Formal program | TANF Debt Compromise Program | DCSE | |
| Washington | Formal program | Conference Board compromise / charge-off | DCS / DSHS | |
| West Virginia | Compromise authority | Interest forgiveness program | BCSE | |
| Wisconsin | Formal program | Local-agency arrears forgiveness (+ Milwaukee Co. Back on Track 2-for-1 for pre-1996 state debt) | County child support agency | |
| Wyoming | No program | — | — |
Rules checked October 2026. Program terms change by agency decision — where a program is marked episodic, confirm it is still open before relying on it.