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CHILD SUPPORT AWARENESS MONTH <br />IN CABARRUS COUNTY <br />le\a1&*14AATAi[a]ki <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 SFY2018, over $11.8 million in child support was collected from parents of children in <br />Cabarrus County; and <br />WHEREAS, there are nearly 5,000 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 states most vital resources: <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners does hereby <br />proclaim the month of August 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 20th day of August, 2018. <br />Stephen M. Morris, Chairman <br />Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners <br />AWachmenl number 1 \n <br />C-2 Page 44 <br />