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1792 <br /> CHILD SUPPORT AWARENESS MONTH <br /> IN CABARRUS COUNTY <br /> A PROCLAMATION <br /> WHEREAS, children are entitled to financial support from their parents and Cabarrus County <br /> continues to improve its efforts at child support collections; and <br /> WHEREAS, in SFY2017, over $11.6 million in child support was collected from parents of children in <br /> Cabarrus County; and <br /> WHEREAS, there are nearly 5,100 child support orders in place, working to ensure that more than <br /> 5,700 children receive financial support from their parents; and <br /> WHEREAS, children who do not receive adequate financial and emotional support from both parents <br /> may experience greater difficulty in becoming healthy, happy, and productive citizens; and <br /> WHEREAS, many concerned and dedicated judges, district attorneys, clerks of court, sheriffs' <br /> personnel, and child support professionals work to establish and enforce child support orders for <br /> Cabarrus County's children, one of our state's most vital resources: <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners does hereby <br /> proclaim the month of September as <br /> CHILD SUPPORT AWARENESS MONTH IN CABARRUS COUNTY <br /> and urges all parents who are currently under court order to regularly pay their child support. <br /> Adopted this the 18th day of September, 2017. <br /> Stephen M. Morris, Chairman <br /> Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners <br /> Attachment number 1 \n <br /> C-3 Page 16 <br />