Applications for service are available at the local child support agency in your county of residence. Applications are also available on-line. Completed applications with an original signature can be mailed, or dropped off at the local child support agency to be processed. Click here: PUB 246: Opening a Child Support Case

You may contact the Child Support Enforcement Division in the Department of Revenue at (907) 269-6800 for information about your case, or visit their web site at http://www.csed.state.ak.us/ for answers to many frequently asked questions.

Child support case information is confidential and not open to the public. Court files may be public record.

One important piece of information is the non-custodial parent's social security number. Other items would include place of employment, home and work address, date of birth and any prior court order information. If you are not receiving CALWorks, your most recent employment information would also be required.

Yes. Keep in mind that the longer parents are gone, the harder it may be to find them. Read Step 2: Locate the Parent for more information on locating parents.

Child-only cases are those cases in which there is no adult in the assistance unit. In some of these cases, there is no parent living with the child, and the caregiver is not legally responsible for his or her care (i.e. kinship care cases). In other cases, a parent is living with the child, but is ineligible for benefits for some reason.

Child support is defined by law as the ongoing monetary expenditures and payments necessary to cover a child’s living and medical expenses. Both parents have a legal duty to provide financial support for their children. The court may order either or both parents to make ongoing payments to cover a child’s living and medical expenses.

For those already participating in child support, the State of Minnesota has a secure interactive web site with direct access to case information. Go to the Minnesota Child Support Online web site.

The majority of the Child Support Division's incoming cases do not have established paternity or child support orders. These cases take longer to process than cases with established paternity and child support orders. Private child support collection agencies and county domestic relations offices generally handle only cases with established paternity and existing child support orders.

Answer: If you are on public assistance, your Department of Human Services (DHS) caseworker can assist you with establishing paternity and/or starting a child support case. If you do not have a DHS caseworker you may contact the Office of Child Support at (866) 540-0008 for additional information on starting a child support case.

The Family Protection Department (FPD) is your first option and has authority to investigate the reported case. The Family Protection Department is a division of the Public Security Directorate that deals with sensitive issues related to domestic violence and child abuse. Its role is to investigate, prevent and reduce child abuse, sexual abuse and domestic violence utilizing a victim-centered and human rights based approach.

You may open a case online with a valid CCO ID and password; you can go to the Service Support Center to open a case or to browse the knowledge base of questions and answers. Return to Top

If the obligee no longer wants the services of the Office of Child Support Enforcement(OCSE), he/she can send a written, notarized request to the Office of Child Support Enforcement(OCSE) requesting that his/her case be closed. This only means that the Office of Child Support Enforcement(OCSE) will no longer be collecting support from you. The case is placed on an "inactive" status and can be reopened at any time in the future.

The parents must give the court their most recent tax returns. They must file pay stubs and tell what they earn and spend. The court will usually ask for proof of the expenses, such as for food, rent, clothing, medical costs, child care, and education. The court will listen to all of the evidence from both parents. It will then decide how much the parent who does not have custody has to pay for child support.

Everyone who works at Supportkids feels pride in our mission. Whether we worked at the state prior to Supportkids, have a personal experience with child support or simply wish to work for an organization that helps people, we are all here for a reason. In our management staff alone, we have over 230 combined years of direct experience in the child support arena. The tenure and experience of our staff, from top-to-bottom, qualifies us as the child support experts!

Additional monies may be added to the monthly obligation. (See Enforcement/Default Sheet). In addition, further enforcement techniques may be initiated (Example: See Tax Refund Intercept information sheet)

Upon a parent's request, the Department of Child Support Services provides (either in person or by mail) an application packet for completion and return to the department. If a parent is receiving public assistance, the Department of Child Support Services will automatically open a case once we receive notice from the Human Resources Agency.

If the family's combined weekly net income is greater than $2,900 per week "or for any of the other reasons enumerated in Appendix IX-A of the Rules of Court, which sets forth Considerations in the Use of Child Support Guidelines" Judges are to determine child support by using the criteria contained in the appropriate statute. This should be done in much the same way as the Judges are required to determine alimony, child custody, equitable distribution, etc. Pursuant to Zazzo v. Zazzo, 245 N.J.

The first step is to acknowledge that being a parent can be hard, and we all need a little help sometimes. If you are involved in behaviors that you don't want your children to do, such as smoking, consider getting support for yourself first. Talking about your parenting challenges with friends can also be very helpful. LifeWorks NW offers free parenting classes throughout Washington and Clatsop County.

The Child Support Guidelines are guidelines passed by the Ohio legislature which calculate child support orders based upon the financial circumstances of both parents. Use of these guidelines is required for the establishment or modification of all child support orders in Ohio. The amount of child support which is calculated using the worksheets and schedules contained in these guidelines is presumed under the law to be the correct amount of child support in each case.