SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - The amount of unpaid child support owed
by parents with children in South Dakota has jumped almost $20
million the past two years, to more than $138 million.
Officials don't agree on the reason for the increase that follows a
national trend.
State Division of Child Support Secretary Kim Malsam-Rysdon says
the jump in unpaid child support is tied to an increase in the
number of child support cases. National Child Support Enforcement
Association Executive Director Colleen Eubanks blames the economic
recession.
The majority of the South Dakota cases involve amounts less than
$5,000. The largest outstanding balance was just under $216,000.
(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
AP-NY-02-06-12 0848EST
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