Parental Accountability Courts Growing in Georgia

Parental accountability courts are cropping up throughout the state. They are a joint effort of the state’s Child Support Services division and local court systems to offer a low-cost alternative to jail and set delinquent parents on the road to making regular payments. Using resources already in place within each community, the courts address problems parents have, such as unemployment, drug use and lack of transportation, that keep them from making regular support payments.