Child Support Guidelines for District of Columbia
Monday, April 2nd, 2007Even 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…)