Department: Domestic Relations
Department Head/Elected Official: David W. Simpson, J. D., Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant
Project ID (if applicable):
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Office of the Texas Attorney General (OAG)
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable):
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable):
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Domestic Relations for approval to accept from the Texas Office of the Attorney General grant funds in the amount of $103,600.00, with a required match of $11,444.44, for the FY 2024-25 Access and Visitation/Shared Parenting Program.
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Background and Discussion:
The grant award for access and visitation grant between the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Texas and the County (Contract No. C-01383) will extend an OAG grant in the amount of $103,000.00 for parenting time services. The county match is fulfilled by using available budget. The Harris County Attorney's Office has reviewed and approved this contract.
Expected Impact:
The Domestic Relations Office provides possession and access services for litigants in the Family District Courts. Under Title IV, Part D of the Social Security Act, various forms of funding are appropriated to assist states in their operation of possession and access programs and then passed through the State agencies to support local operations. In the State of Texas, the Office of the Attorney General is the designated agency to distribute Title IV-D funding.
The project will seek to secure continuous access to children for parents. Parents who have been denied court-ordered parenting time or who are experiencing parenting problems which impact their co-parenting abilities may apply to our cooperative parenting program. This multi-step program includes an orientation, parent conferences, parent education, ch...
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