"The problem of child support nonpayment is pervasive. When I took office, there were over 650,000 children in our state left to fend for themselves, not getting the court-ordered child support they needed. That's an over $8 billion debt. In our society, we have parents who have the means to pay, but simply do not. We can not stand idly by as these children go hungry."

--Attorney General Mike Cox
Michigan Sheriffs' Association
December 6, 2004