Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Names San Anto­nio Child Sup­port Employ­ee Assis­tant Attor­ney Gen­er­al of the Year

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton singled out Carl Ritter, an assistant attorney general in the Child Support Division’s San Antonio metro office, for his commitment to Texas children. Ritter was named Assistant Attorney General of the Year for his work in the San Antonio region, which covers 26 counties. Ritter received the award at the recent Statewide Assistant Attorneys General Conference in Houston.

“I commend Carl for his hard work and dedication to improving the lives of Texas children and families,” Attorney General Paxton said. “Carl represents the best, and it is attorneys like him that make this agency great. I am thankful to him for answering the call to serve the people of Texas.”

Ritter is a graduate of St. Mary’s University School of Law. He joined the Office of the Attorney General in 2013 and represents the State of Texas in paternity cases. Ritter 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. Ritter was chosen because he is an outstanding attorney, a mentor to new employees and a positive force in his office. He successfully negotiates agreements in most of his cases and reviews twice as many cases as any other attorney in the region.

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.