In the seventh program of the
locally-produced Wyoming PBS series "Wyoming Families
First," Child Support Enforcement is examined.
The program features interviews with Ann Ruward, a custodial parent in
Powell, and Rory Mack, a non-custodial parent in Cheyenne. Experts
featured in this program include Brenda Lyttle, Child Support Enforcement
Director with the Wyoming Department of Family Services and Janet Prosser,
Executive Director of Basin Authority Child Support Enforcement in Cody.
"With this program, we wanted to define what child support is and
explain why it is important," said Aliza Sherman, the show's producer. "We
spoke to two parents on different sides of the child support enforcement
experience to help illustrate the complex situations people face when
dealing with child support."
"Child support enforcement is a critical part of bringing money into
families to help them maintain self-sufficiency," said Rodger McDaniel,
director of Wyoming's Department of Family Services. "We hope this show
demonstrates that child support is not meant as a punishment for parents
but is a financial obligation that is one of the many responsibilities of
having a child."
