Helping low-income families navigate the U.S. Child Support system

Helping low-income parents navigate child support with ease and dignity.

More children in the U.S. live in single parenthood households than any country in the world. Each year, about 15 million separated parents exchange $30 billion of official child support on behalf of their 13 million children. The Child Support program serves mostly low-income families and is the 3rd largest social services program in the country behind only Medicaid and SNAP.

Unfortunately, the program is failing to serve many families. In 2025 there remains over $100 billion of outstanding child support debt, up to a million parents have perpetually suspended drivers licenses and destroyed credit, most custodial parents receive inconsistent support each year, and nearly everyone is navigating the system alone without professional legal help.

We started Sunny to build simple solutions to these big problems and empowerment low-income parents to manage their child support with ease and dignity.

25+ million people

Nearly 20% of all children are on a child support case, and over 25 million parents and children exchange support annually.

$100 billion of debt

The majority of outstanding debt is held by parents below the poverty line. Up to a million parents have perpetually suspended drivers licenses and destroyed credit.

1-star user experiences

Child support involves courts, lawyers, banks, employers, credit agencies, and multiple government departments, creating significant bureaucratic barriers.

Navigating alone

Professional legal help is inaccessible for most parents. The vast majority never receive legal help with child support and are left to navigate alone.

25+ million people

Nearly 20% of all children are on a child support case, and over 25 million parents and children exchange support annually.

$100 billion of debt

The majority of outstanding debt is held by parents below the poverty line. Up to a million parents have perpetually suspended drivers licenses and destroyed credit.

1-star user experiences

Child support involves courts, lawyers, banks, employers, credit agencies, and multiple government departments, creating significant bureaucratic barriers.

Navigating alone

Professional legal help is inaccessible for most parents. The vast majority never receive legal help with child support and are left to navigate alone.

25+ million people

Nearly 20% of all children are on a child support case, and over 25 million parents and children exchange support annually.

$100 billion of debt

The majority of outstanding debt is held by parents below the poverty line. Up to a million parents have perpetually suspended drivers licenses and destroyed credit.

1-star user experiences

Child support involves courts, lawyers, banks, employers, credit agencies, and multiple government departments, creating significant bureaucratic barriers.

Navigating alone

Professional legal help is inaccessible for most parents. The vast majority never receive legal help with child support and are left to navigate alone.

25+ million people

Nearly 20% of all children are on a child support case, and over 25 million parents and children exchange support annually.

$100 billion of debt

The majority of outstanding debt is held by parents below the poverty line. Up to a million parents have perpetually suspended drivers licenses and destroyed credit.

1-star user experiences

Child support involves courts, lawyers, banks, employers, credit agencies, and multiple government departments, creating significant bureaucratic barriers.

Navigating alone

Professional legal help is inaccessible for most parents. The vast majority never receive legal help with child support and are left to navigate alone.

Team

Jake Solomon

Founder & CEO

Ilya Kamens

Co-Founder & CTO

Supported by

Get in touch

Have questions or feedback? Reach us at contact@sunnychildsupport.org.