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The Georgia Fatherhood Program, created by the Division of Child Support Services (DCSS) in 1997, works with Non-custodial parents who owe child support but lack the ability to pay.  Georgia’s Fatherhood Program is the largest state-operated fatherhood program in the country.  Georgia recognizes that many non-custodial parents want to pay their court-ordered child support, but lack the economic capacity to do so. DCSS has partnered with other government and community agencies to develop a comprehensive network of services focused on assisting this non-custodial parent overcome their barriers to consistent payment of court ordered child support.