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This brief presents findings from an exploratory study on the use and effectiveness of child support enforcement tools. This brief describes the variation in how study states implement enforcement tools (referred to as enforcement practice), examines the extent to which enforcement practice varies systematically across study states, and examines differences in the perceived effectiveness of enforcement tools for different noncustodial parent populations. The exploratory nature of this study points to the importance of additional research utilizing state administrative data to examine the frequency of enforcement tool use, child support collections, payment behavior, and noncustodial parent employment characteristics.