Child Support Professionals

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OCSS partners with state, tribal and local child support agencies and others to encourage parental responsibility so that children receive financial, emotional, and medical support from both parents, even when they live in separate households.  We promote effective child support tools coupled with quality customer service.


Contact information for state and tribal child support agencies

Get contact information for your state, local, or tribal child support office.

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Developing a Child Support Learning Agenda

OCSS and OPRE collaborated with Mathematica to develop a learning agenda that will guide research.

Read the literature synthesis and workshop summary.

Working with the Military on Child Support Matters

Our updated training course has a presentation, a guide with speaker notes, and handouts to help caseworkers process military cases effectively.

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Training

International Case Processing

View international case processing training materials developed to help trainers, central registry staff and caseworkers process international child support cases under UIFSA 2008.

Interstate Case Processing

View interstate case processing training materials developed to help trainers, central registry staff and caseworkers understand interstate principles under UIFSA and federal rules.

Securing Child Support Data

View the video developed for state child support agencies on how to protect Federal Parent Locator Service, federal tax, and state child support data from unauthorized access or disclosure.

Top Child Support Professionals Resources

Extended Income Withholding for Support Order – Expires Sept. 30, 2024

September 27, 2023

Announces the extension for using the IWO form to Sept 30, 2024

Read Extended Income Withholding for Support Order – Expires Sept. 30, 2024

Office of Child Support Services Equity Action Statement

August 22, 2022

Provides the plan to advance equity in the child support program

Read Office of Child Support Services Equity Action Statement

Training and Technical Assistance Available to Child Support Programs

June 2, 2023

List of training, technical assistance, and major resources available to state and tribal child support programs

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Children’s Bureau - OCSE Joint Letter on Updated Child Support Referral Policy

July 29, 2022

Joint letter regarding the Assignment of Rights to Child Support for Children in Foster Care

Read Children’s Bureau - OCSE Joint Letter on Updated Child Support Referral Policy

Lived Experience Starter Kit

March 18, 2022

A starter kit for child support professionals to use to engage people with lived experience in the child support program

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IRS Releases Revised Publication 1075

January 5, 2022

Announces IRS releasing the revised Publication 1075, effective June 10, 2022

Read IRS Releases Revised Publication 1075