Child Support Portal

The Georgia Department of Human Resources Office of Child Support Services (OCSS) is in charge of making sure that child support orders are paid.  The services OCSS offers also including locating missing parents, establishing paternity, establishing child support, enforcing child support payments, and collecting and distributing the child support payments.  To also support the rights of the non-custodial parent, OCSS provides the Georgia Fatherhood Services Network and the Access and Visitation Program.

If you are a parent (either custodial or non-custodial), you may apply for services at a local office of the OCSS or you may apply online.  You will need to make out a check or money order for a non-refundable fee of $25 to process the application unless you are receiving Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) or certain Medicaid benefits. (more…)

The California Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) trying to promote the well-being of children by making sure that financial, medical, and emotional needs are all meet.  This includes the delivery of child support payments.  Regardless of your income, marital status, or enrollment in a public assistance program, you can partake of the free services offered by DCSS. 

To apply for child support, you will need to contact a local child support office and request an application.  This process can be started before you even give birth if necessary.  Local offices may be located by searching the Local Child Support Agencies online.

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When the court issues a child custody order, child support is not optional.  It cannot be waived by the non-custodial parent.  The federal government recognizes that child are entitled to support by both their parents.  Child support in Alaska is governed by the Alaska Child Support Services Division (CSSD).  CSSD is divided up into three sections:  Customer Service Section, Establishment Section, and Enforcement Section.

Customer Service Section is the main point of contact for those wishing to file for child support.  The Establishment Section works on cases where paternity may need to be determined.  They try to determine paternity either through an affidavit from the father or through genetic testing.  If the suspected father in question refuses genetic testing, the CSSD can have it ordered.  After paternity is established, they then determine the support payment amounts for the non-custodial parent.  The Enforcement Section works to collect child support payments, keep records of payments, and then distribute the payments to the custodial parents.  The state of Alaska take child support payments very seriously and can use any or all of the following means to obtain child support funds:  withhold income, attach bank accounts, and seize tax refunds from the IRS, Alaska Permanent Fund dividends or other person assets.  Non-paying parents will also be reported to credit bureaus.

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Child support can be important to both the custodial parent as well as the child in question.  It helps the custodial parent provide for the child the food, clothing, and other items needed to not only survive but also live a healthy life.

If you are a resident of Arkansas, the child support office is under the jurisdiction of the Division of Revenue, which is a part of the Department of Finance and Administration.  The Office of Child Support and Enforcement (OCSE) can help custodial parents in many ways.  As a child’s parent, legal guardian or caretaker, they can help establish paternity of a child, help locate a missing parent, help you apply for child support, enforce child support orders, and collect as well as disburse your child support payments.

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The Division of Child Support Enforcement (DCSE) governs the regulations of child support for the state of Arizona.  It provides help to both custodial and non-custodial parents in establishing and enforcing child support payments if a court order does not exist.  The DCSE can also help locate missing non-custodial parents and establish paternity of a child.  Child support guidelines apply to all children whether they were born in wedlock or out and also to all adopted children.  Once an order is issued, it can only be terminated on the last day of the birth month of a child once they reach age 18 unless the court find they won’t complete high school by the age of 18.  In cases such as this, the child support will continue until the last day of the birth month of a child once they reach 19 or once they graduate from high school, whichever occurs first.

If you are receiving state assistance from the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program, federal assistance from the Foster Care program, or a medial assistance program, such as Medicaid, you will be provided the services of DCSE automatically.  If you are not a recipient of any type of state or federal assistance, DCSE will still provide you their child support enforcement services for free if you fill out a complete application.  Applications are available at your local child support enforcement office or it can be downloaded online here.

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The state of Alabama has specific guidelines set to determine how much you will have to pay for child support.  These guidelines are designed to help evaluate evidence during the child support proceedings in order to determine the obligations between parents.

If you were married to the child’s father from whom you are requesting child support, there may be no need to establish paternity of the child.  However, if you were never married, a paternity test may need to be ordered by the court to ensure he is the legal father of the child.

Anyone who is already enrolled in an assistance program such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or Medicaid will automatically be provided the services of child support.  To begin these, you will be given an appointment date to meet with a local child support officer who will have you fill out the application.

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