Throughout the long and
storied history of ERICSA, this organization has continued to provide ample
time at each conference for IV-D issues with considerable emphasis on
questions, problems and solutions for child support workers "in the
trenches" who daily establish and enforce child support. Our annual seminars
continue to provide the training needs of child support professionals in small
interactive sessions which permit participants to share their knowledge and
expertise in the area of interstate child support enforcement.
The historical
background of ERICSA is traced to 1947 when the State of New York decided to
address the problem of non-custodial parents avoiding the payment of child
support by leaving the state. With the assistance of the Council of State
Governments, the State of New York led the way by enactment and enforcement of
reciprocal child support legislation beyond state borders. Following the
enactment of URESA in 1952, representatives of states in the New England and
middle Atlantic areas began to schedule annual meetings to make the best use of
the new requirements of the uniform act as well as state’s laws and
regulations.
In 1963, the Council for
State Governments could no longer sponsor the annual meetings and the
Northeastern members decided to re-organize on a formal basis. At the 1964
annual conference in Hartford, Connecticut, the initial rules of the
"Northeastern Regional Conference on URESA" were approved which was
intended to provide aid and support of the national effort to provide for full
utilization of URESA. The first executive committee was appointed and shortly
thereafter in 1964, the Department of Health and Human Services requested
assistance in developing a more purposeful location system as well as
addressing other issues in child support.
Eight years later in
1971 at the annual conference in Annapolis, Maryland, the membership adopted a
resolution establishing "The Eastern Regional Conference on URESA"
and including all the states and territories east of the Mississippi River and
the District of Columbia. In 1974, activities of the Eastern included the
responsibility for the future continuity of the National Child Support
Enforcement Association (NCSEA) and the following year, in 1975, Eastern
associated formally with NCSEA.
ERICSA has continued
over the years to strengthen programs devoted to the uniform enforcement of
support including the passage of Title IV-D and, in the late 1980s, was
instrumental in the drafting of federally approved interstate child support
forms. Officers and members of the Board are elected by membership and serve on
a volunteer basis. ERICSA annually welcomes to the conference experts in a
variety of fields associated with the child support "family"
providing a forum for camaraderie with attendees and the unique opportunity to
establish life-long friendships with your child support colleagues.
WE are Blogging this because Feel The Sound with Music In Motion and Snap Shot Photo Booth feelthesoundwithmusicinmotion.com are proud sponsors of this amazing association and providing event services, sound gear, and DJ entertainment for their convention this week beginning tomorrow.
Thanks for reading and for more amazing events that Feel The Sound with Music In Motion is successfully doing check out our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/feelthesoundwithmusicinmotion
No comments:
Post a Comment