Title IV-D funding provides financial assistance to states for the purpose of enforcing child support orders and locating absent parents. While the program is necessary to ensure that children receive the support they need from both parents, it can also have negative consequences for families. The program can create bias towards custodial parents, unfairly burden non-custodial parents with significant financial obligations, and sometimes prevent alternative payment arrangements between parents. Additionally, the incentive to collect child support payments may cause some agencies to prioritize profit motives over the best interests of the child, leading to situations where parents are penalized, even when non-payment was out of their control.

Some of the potential cons of Title IV-D funding include: 1. Unfair treatment of non-custodial parents: The program can create a strong bias in favor of custodial parents, leading to unfair treatment of non-custodial parents in child support cases. 2. Financial burden on non-custodial parents: The program's aggressive enforcement measures can impose significant financial burdens on non-custodial parents, making it difficult for them to make ends meet and forcing some into poverty. 3. Inflexibility in payment arrangements: The program's rigid enforcement measures can sometimes prevent non-custodial parents from making alternative payment arrangements with custodial parents, which can lead to unnecessary legal battles and further strain on family relationships. 4. Influence of profit motives over child welfare: The program's incentives to collect child support payments can lead some agencies to prioritize collecting funds over the best interests of the child, leading to situations where parents are penalized for being unable to make payments, even if they have legitimate reasons for non-payment.