State and local child support agencies implement policies to establish fatherhood, set realistic orders, collect payments, and reduce child support debt. State and local child support programs also develop innovative strategies to improve the well-being of children.
Each state and tribe manages cases and operates its child support program based on individual state, tribal and federal regulations. They offer services to all who need them, regardless of income, residency, nationality, or gender.
Our partnerships work
We partner with states, tribes, and others to help serve families and promote parental responsibility.
Contact information
Get contact information for your state, local, or tribal child support office.
Providing employment services
We have tools to help implement or enhance an employment program.
Top State Agency Resources
Required Data Elements for Paternity Establishment Affidavits – Expires Jan. 31, 2027
How to Modernize Your Child Support System
FY 2022 Preliminary Data Report and Tables
Child Support Resource Guide for State IV-D Directors - Revised
Exemption Requests from Mandatory Laws and Procedures
State Program Innovations
Highlighted below are innovative practices and pilot projects designed to help child support become a reliable source of income for families, increase parent engagement, or improve program efficiency and effectiveness.
32 states operate a child support-led employment program for noncustodial parents.
This final report includes summaries from all BICS sites and overarching lessons from the project
A series of research briefs that share lessons learned through implementation of the Procedural Justice-Informed Alternatives to Contempt (PJAC) demonstration project.
Resources and information from the Section 1115 grants given to 12 state and 2 tribal child support agencies that allowed grantees to test digital marketing approaches and partnerships to reach parents that could benefit from child support services, and create or improve two-way digital communication and engagement with parents.
Using Digital Marketing to Increase Participation in the Child Support Program
Recent guidance offers strategies to prevent, reduce, or eliminate debt and increase reliable child support payments.