Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has singled out Kelley Tesch, an assistant attorney general in the Child Support Division’s Lubbock headquarters, for her commitment to Texas children. Tesch has been named Assistant Attorney General of the Year for her work in the Lubbock region, which covers 83 counties. Tesch received the award at the recent Statewide Assistant Attorneys General Conference in Houston.
“I commend Kelley for her hard work and dedication to improving the lives of Texas children and families,” Attorney General Paxton said. “Kelley represents the best, and it is attorneys like her that make this agency great. I am thankful to her for answering the call to serve the people of Texas.”
Tesch is a graduate of Texas Tech University School of Law. She joined the Office of the Attorney General in 2012 and represents the State of Texas in paternity cases. Tesch also establishes, enforces and modifies court orders that require parents to provide child support and medical support.
One employee from each of the state’s nine child support regions, and the Austin office, are chosen for the Assistant Attorney General of the Year awards. Honorees are selected based on recommendations from their peers and supervisors, with a particular focus on employees who go beyond their expected job duties to serve Texas children and families. Tesch was chosen because she is a true professional in her dealings with customers, attorneys and judges. She routinely covers dockets in every corner of her region, answers calls for the customer service centers and trains both assistant attorneys general and child support officers.
The Attorney General’s Child Support Division is the most successful and cost-effective program in the nation. The division handles 1.5 million child support cases, serving 1.7 million children. The division collects $12.26 for every $1 spent to operate the program and collected $3.8 billion in child support in Federal FY 2015.
For more information about the Office of the Attorney General and the child support services it offers, visit the agency’s website at www.texasattorneygeneral.gov.