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Turning Data into Information: The
Voluntary Paternity Acknowledgment
Program
VAPP OVERVIEW
A Month in the Life of VAPP
Enter approximately 1,500 affidavits per month
Respond to an average of 611 affidavit requests per month
An affidavit is located & faxed in 4 out of 5 requests
SSW Fax Back Service
444
1734
3891
5098
7242
8806
7348 7331 70217515
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1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008*
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The number of callers steadily increased until 2003 & has been fairly consistent over the past few years.
In the first 9 months of 2008, SSW staff handled about 6,000 affidavit requests.
Source: Author calculations from SSW faxback database.
*Through September
SSW Fax Back Service
81% 81%81%75%71%
61%61%53%49%
55%
69%
0%
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20%
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40%
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60%
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100%
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
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Not Found
Found
In most cases, an inquiry results in the location of an affidavit.
Source: Author calculations from SSW Fax Back database. *Through September
SSW Fax Back Service
0%
5%
10%
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25%
Alle
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Anne A
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% of inquiries % of affidavits
Jurisdictions vary in their shares of affidavits & faxback inquiries.
Source: Author calculations from SSW affidavit & faxback database. Data for births and faxback requests occurring between January 1, 2008 & June 30, 2008.
Baltimore City:
37.8% of inquiries
17.4% of affidavits
Trends in Non-Marital Births & Paternity Affidavits
70.6%
69.7%
65.7%
68.4%
17,59518,234
20,872
24,907
26,166
28,866
30,519
18,959
63.0%
64.0%
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66.0%
67.0%
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69.0%
70.0%
71.0%
2004 2005 2006 2007
Calendar Year
% o
f n
on
-mar
ital
bir
ths
wit
h a
pat
ern
ity
affi
dav
it
10,000
12,500
15,000
17,500
20,000
22,500
25,000
27,500
30,000
32,500
Affidavit success rate Voluntary Paternity Acknowledgments Non-marital births
Who Signs Paternity Affidavits?
28%
55%
71%76% 75% 76%
39%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
% of non-marital births with an affidavit
under 15
15-17
18-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35 & older
Source: Authors’ calculations from DHMH extract data for births in CY 2007.
Younger mothers are less likely to have a signed affidavit.
Mother’s age
4050
872034
10,9507155
3594
2323
Do Affidavit Children Become IV-D Children?
3 out of 5 affidavit children become IV-D children by their 5th birthday
57%
45%38%
70%
87%
24%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
% w/in 5 years of birth
Child Support
TCA
Food Stamps
MA
M-CHP
Any
Source: Ovwigho, Born, & Bouchet (2006). Do In-Hospital Paternity Programs Reach Future IV-D Clients? Child Support Quarterly.
Do Affidavit Children Become IV-D Children?
49%49%
58%57%52%
46%
60%56%
63%
49%50%54%
40%
57%
40%45%
60%57%
64%
54%57%
62%59%
78%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
Allegany
Anne A
rundel
Baltim
ore
Calv
ert
Caro
line
Carr
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Cecil
Charles
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Fre
derick
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Harf
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How
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Kent
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Queen A
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St
Mary
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Baltim
ore
City
Local jurisdictions vary. In Baltimore City, 4 out of 5 affidavit children become IV-D children by their 5th birthday.
Source: Author calculations for children born in CY 2000.
How Many IV-D Children have a Paternity Affidavit?
Of all children born out of wedlock in 2001 who became known to the child support system by their 1st birthday, about half
had a paternity affidavit.
47%
53%
AffidavitNo Affidavit
Source: Ovwigho, Head, & Born (2007). Child support outcomes of Maryland’s In-Hospital Paternity Acknowledgment Program.
Children with a paternity affidavit are more likely to be coded as having paternity
established in CSES by their 4th birthday.
94.4%
41.4%
55.2%
3.3%
3.4%
2.2%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
MD Affidavit Known toCSES (n=2,943)
No MD Affidavit (n=4,819)
Paternity NotEstablished
PaternityEstablished byCourt Order
PaternityEstablished byAffidavit
45.7%
32.2%
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
35.0%
40.0%
45.0%
50.0%
% w
ith
an
ord
er
for
cu
rre
nt
su
pp
ort
AffidavitNo Affidavit
Children with an affidavit are more likely to have an order for current support
established by their 4th birthday.
Source: Ovwigho, Head, & Born (2007). Child support outcomes of Maryland’s In-Hospital Paternity Acknowledgment Program.
Payment Rates are Similar Regardless of Affidavit Status
71.9%
79.2%79.8%
80.4%
77.1%77.1%
72.2%
76.3%
66.0%
68.0%
70.0%
72.0%
74.0%
76.0%
78.0%
80.0%
82.0%
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4*
Pe
rce
nt
pa
yin
g a
ny
su
pp
ort
AffidavitNo affidavit
among those owing any court-ordered support
Source: Ovwigho, Head, & Born (2007). Child support outcomes of Maryland’s In-Hospital Paternity Acknowledgment Program.
On Average, Those with Orders Receive the Same Amount of Support Regardless
of Affidavit Status
$778
$1,515
$1,840$1,967
$1,714$1,892
$848
$1,425
$0
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4Av
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ge
cu
rre
nt
su
pp
ort
re
ce
ive
d a
mo
ng
c
hild
ren
wit
h o
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rs
AffidavitNo affidavit
Source: Ovwigho, Head, & Born (2007). Child support outcomes of Maryland’s In-Hospital Paternity Acknowledgment Program.
Implications of our Study of Paternity Affidavits & Child Support Outcomes
• Benefits of voluntary paternity acknowledgment are many & long-lasting.
• Program is very good & could be even better.– Improvements in data matching– Reaching under-represented groups
Making Best Use of the Faxback Service
• Fax # 410-706-5202
• Voice # 410-706-3040
• Hours – 8:00am – 4:30pm
• Closed: Martin Luther King Day; Memorial Day; the 4th of July; Labor Day; the Thursday and Friday of Thanksgiving week; week b/w Christmas & New Year’s Day
• Please include the child’s name, date of birth, parents’ names, and mother’s SSN, if available.
If the affidavit is in our system, we will fax it to you as soon as possible!