Door 2 · States

Arrears forgiveness by state

One page per jurisdiction: the program (or the honest none), what part of the debt it can touch, how to apply, and the interest and limits facts verified for that state.

Alabama

Interest rebate law

Alabama arrears

Alaska

Arrears forgiveness agreement

Alaska arrears

Arizona

DCSS Settlement Program

Arizona arrears

Arkansas

No state compromise program

Arkansas arrears

California

Debt Reduction Program (current name; formerly Compromise of Arrears Program — COAP, Fam. Code §17560)

California arrears

Colorado

County arrears compromise

Colorado arrears

Connecticut

Arrearage Adjustment Program + Arrearage Liquidation Program

Connecticut arrears

Delaware

No state compromise program

Delaware arrears

District of Columbia

Fresh Start (+ periodic Amnesty windows)

District of Columbia arrears

Florida

No state compromise program

Florida arrears

Georgia

Statutory waiver/negotiation authority

Georgia arrears

Hawaii

No state compromise program

Hawaii arrears

Idaho

No state compromise program

Idaho arrears

Illinois

Project Clean Slate

Illinois arrears

Indiana

No state compromise program

Indiana arrears

Iowa

Promoting Opportunities for Parents Program

Iowa arrears

Kansas

Incentive program (relaunched 2021)

Kansas arrears

Kentucky

No state compromise program

Kentucky arrears

Louisiana

No state compromise program

Louisiana arrears

Maine

No formal program — case-by-case compromise (OCSS)

Maine arrears

Maryland

Payment Incentive Program (PIP)

Maryland arrears

Massachusetts

Settlement / equitable adjustment authority

Massachusetts arrears

Michigan

Arrears adjustment under multiple statutes

Michigan arrears

Minnesota

Compromise authority — Minn. Stat. §518A.62 ("Child Support Debt and Arrearage Management")

Minnesota arrears

Mississippi

No state compromise program

Mississippi arrears

Missouri

No state compromise program

Missouri arrears

Montana

No state compromise program

Montana arrears

Nebraska

No state compromise program

Nebraska arrears

Nevada

Arrears compromise consideration

Nevada arrears

New Hampshire

No formal policy — worker discretion (OCSS)

New Hampshire arrears

New Jersey

Arrears Match Program (episodic)

New Jersey arrears

New Mexico

Fresh Start — Arrears Management Program

New Mexico arrears

New York

Suite of DSS debt-reduction programs — varies by local district; fullest form in NYC

New York arrears

North Carolina

Debt to State compromise — N.C.G.S. §110-135

North Carolina arrears

North Dakota

Debt compromise program

North Dakota arrears

Ohio

Reduction of Permanently Assigned Arrears (ROPAA) — waiver / lump-sum compromise / installment compromise / family-support-program tracks

Ohio arrears

Oklahoma

Waiver / settlement + interest amnesty

Oklahoma arrears

Oregon

Satisfaction of assigned arrears (no formal branded program; rule-based)

Oregon arrears

Pennsylvania

Court-approved compromise only

Pennsylvania arrears

Rhode Island

Agency discretion to compromise

Rhode Island arrears

South Carolina

No state compromise program

South Carolina arrears

South Dakota

No formal policy — worker discretion to negotiate (OCSS)

South Dakota arrears

Tennessee

SPLIT VERDICT — family-owed compromise with court approval; state-owed cannot be forgiven

Tennessee arrears

Texas

Arrears Payment Incentive Program

Texas arrears

Utah

Prisoner Forgiveness + treatment-program forgiveness

Utah arrears

Vermont

Court limitation of support debt

Vermont arrears

Virginia

TANF Debt Compromise Program

Virginia arrears

Washington

Conference Board compromise / charge-off

Washington arrears

West Virginia

Interest forgiveness program

West Virginia arrears

Wisconsin

Local-agency arrears forgiveness (+ Milwaukee Co. Back on Track 2-for-1 for pre-1996 state debt)

Wisconsin arrears

Wyoming

No state compromise program

Wyoming arrears