Child Support
The child support enforcement program is a partnership between the federal Office of Child Support Enforcement and state and tribal programs that locates parents, establishes paternity, and establishes and enforces child support orders. During 2011, child support enforcement programs in New England collected $1.1 billion on behalf of 650,000 children in 634,000 cases. The following websites provide applications, contacts and information about how the child support program works in your state or tribe.
- Connecticut Department of Social Services
- Maine Support Enforcement and Recovery
- Massachusetts Department of Revenue
- New Hampshire Division of Child Support Services
- Rhode Island Department of Human Services
- Vermont Office of Child Support
- Penobscot Indian Nation Department of Social Services
Other Resources
- Access & Visitation
- Child Support Fact Sheets
- The Story Behind the Numbers--Veterans in the Caseload
Access & Visitation
The Office of Child Support Enforcement also provides Access and Visitation (AV) grants to states to administer programs that support and facilitate noncustodial parents' access to and visitation of their children.
Connecticut
Department of Social Services
Bureau of Child Support Enforcement
25 Sigourney St., 10th floor
Hartford, Connecticut 06106
Edgar Young (Dept. of Social Services - AV Coordinator): Edgar.Young@ct.gov | Phone: (860) 424-5292
Maine
Administrative Office of the Courts
Family Division
171 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333
Kirsten Skorpen - AV Coordinator: Kirsten.f.skorpen@maine.gov | Phone: (207) 287-7626
Massachusetts
Department of Revenue
Child Support Enforcement Division
PO Box 9561
Boston, Massachusetts 02114
Richard Claytor - AV Coordinator: claytorr@dor.state.ma
Nora Hudock: Hudockn@dor.state.ma.us | Phone: (617) 626-4158
New Hampshire
Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Child Support Services
129 Pleasant Street
Concord, New Hampshire 03301
Neal Boutin - AV Coordinator: nboutin@dhhs.state.nh.us | Phone: (603) 271-4425
Edward Lovejoy - Back-Up to Neal: elovejoy@dhhs.state.nh.us
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Family Court
1 Dorrance Plaza
Room 285
Providence, Rhode Island 02903
Maureen Curran - AV Coordinator: mcurran@courts.ri.gov | Phone: (401) 458-5259
Vermont
Department for Children and Families
Revenue Enhancement Unit
3rd Floor, Osgood Building
103 South Main Street
Waterbury, Vermont 05671
Nancy Williams - AV Coordinator: nancy.williams@state.vt.us | Phone: (802) 769-6097
Child Support Fact Sheets
- Earned Income Tax Credit
- Insure Kids Now
- Handbook on Child Support Enforcement
- Responsible Fatherhood Resources
- Family-Centered Innovations Improve Child Support Outcomes
- Preventing the Need for Child Support
- Engagement of Fathers From Birth
- Economic Stability
- Healthy Family Relationships
- Health Care Coverage
- Family Violence Collaboration
- Military Services and Child Support Partnerships
- Ending Homelessness Among Veterans