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Oklahoma DHS Announces $362.4M In Child Support Collections

Oklahoma Dept. of Human Services
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Oklahoma Dept. of Human Services

The Oklahoma Department of Human Services says its Child Support Services division collected $362.4 million in past due child support payments during the fiscal year that ended June 30.

DHS says the collections between July 1, 2013, and June 30, 2014, is a new collections record and averages out to $993,070.46 per day.

The department says there is still $2.15 billion in past due child support payments that are owed.

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