The government keeps child support owed to poorest Kentuckians. GOP lawmakers seek change.
Kentucky lawmakers are planning to reform a process that currently allows the state to retain child support payments owed to low-income families receiving government assistance.
FRANKFORT — Around 14,000 families receiving Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program benefits in 2025 didn’t receive most child support owed to them, experts said Thursday. During the 2027 legislative session, Sen. Craig Richardson, R-Hopkinsville, plans to renew his 2026 push to reform this process. He presented before Thursday’s Interim Joint Committee Judiciary, saying the current process […]
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