Intersecting Drug Court Participation and Child Support Obligations: A Journey Through Monroe County, Wisconsin

Intersecting Drug Court Participation and Child Support Obligations: A Journey Through Monroe County, Wisconsin

Author: NCSEA April 9, 2025 Duration: 31:40

On today’s edition of On Location, Tim Lightner (eWorld Enterprise Solutions, Inc.) welcomes Pamela Pipkin (Director of the Monroe County, Wisconsin Child Support program). Learn how Pam got her start with the child support program, hear about some of her accomplishments and about the Monroe County, Wisconsin Child Support Program. Pam joins On Location today to talk about a subject, and an article that she wrote in the January 2025 NCSEA CSQ newsletter, titled “Intersecting Drug Court Participation and Child Support Obligations: A Journey Through Monroe County, Wisconsin”.  You will get to hear Pam discuss the journey between drug court and child support – to positively support families navigating substance use disorders and treatment court obligations, and who also have child support obligations.

If you would like to talk further with Pam, please feel free to reach out to her at Pamela.Pipkin@co.monroe.wi.us.  If you are an NCSEA member, please check out her article on this topic in the January 2025 NCSEA CSQ newsletter.


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