Child Support Portal

Child support is the payment made by the non-custodial parent to the custodial parent to help pay to raise a child.  To being child support in Delaware, all you have to do is fill out an application.  This can be done by visiting the local office of the Division of Child Support Enforcement (DCSE) or by visiting their web page.   If there is not an established child support order created when you were divorced, the DCSE will ask the Family Court to set one up. 

How long it takes to get a court date to set up the support order is dependent upon several factors.  If both parents reside in Delaware, the order will be set up much quicker, but it may still take up to three months or longer.  Also, the non-custodial parent must be located and paternity must be proved, if they contest it.  If the non-custodial parent does not live in Delaware, it may take up to a year to get an order because they case has to be sent to the state where the parent resides. 

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If you are a custodial parent living in Florida, the first step you must take to setting up child support is to complete an application.  You may obtain an application at your local Child Support Enforcement (CSE) office or you can download it online.  You will be required to pay a one time, non-refundable fee of $25 to the Florida Department of Revenue to have your application processed.  If you need assistance in filing out your application, please contact your local CSE office or call 1-800-622-KIDS.

Because each case is different, the amount of time you have to wait to process the application may vary.  Such things as establishing paternity and locating a missing parent may increase the amount of time in which you must wait.

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Even though a relationship between parents may end, it is still the legal responsibility of each parent to provide for the child.  In Washington D.C., the Child Support Services Division (CSSD) is the agency responsible for seeing that child support payments are set up and made by non-custodial parents to provide for the welfare of a child.

In the District of Columbia, the emancipation age of a child is 21, so until that age, the custodial parent can still file for child support.  If you receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or Medicaid, the Human Services will automatically forward your information to the CSSD.  If you do not receive any type of assistance, you can apply to receive child support as soon as four months into your pregnancy if you have documentation from your physician.  An application package may be obtained by calling CSSD as 202-442-9900 or online at the CSSD web page. (more…)