WHEREAS, children are entitled to financial support from their parents; and
WHEREAS, children who do not receive adequate financial and emotional support from their parents may experience greater difficulty in becoming happy, healthy, and productive residents; and
WHEREAS, North Carolina Child Support Services is dedicated to serving families and children across our state; and
WHEREAS, North Carolina continues to improve its efforts at child support collections; in State Fiscal Year 2022-2023, almost $650 million was collected, providing support for more than 355,000 children; and
WHEREAS, many concerned and dedicated judges, district attorneys, clerks of court, sheriffs’ personnel, and child support professionals work to establish and enforce child support orders for North Carolina’s children, one of our state’s most vital resources;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, ROY COOPER, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby proclaim August, 2023, as “CHILD SUPPORT AWARENESS MONTH” in North Carolina, and commend its observance to all citizens.