Moms, Dads, and the Child Support Program

Let's Work Together

Publication Date: March 8, 2022
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The storybook theme is Let’s Work Together and it emphasizes the importance of both parents working with the child support program. The storybook describes services the child support program provides plus other services we offer, like referrals to employment programs, health care services, parenting programs, family violence centers, and other social service agencies.

Our Parents page has more information for parents. That's where you'll find resources to understand child support and our Glossary of commonly used child support terms. For information about your specific case or to open a child support case contact your local child support agency.

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Welcome to the child support office

The child support program works with parents just like you across the country.

We understand that not all families are the same.

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Let's work together

Some parents come to us to establish paternity.

Others need help finding a job or setting a realistic child support order.

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The child support office offers many services

  • Locates parents
  • Establishes paternity
  • Establishes and enforces orders
  • Connects you to health care coverage
  • Refers you to other services
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We work with both mom and dad

because children do better when both parents are involved, even when you are no longer together.

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We can help you in several ways

We establish paternity and right-sized child support orders, and enforce those orders.

And when the payments are not made, we ask why? Did you lose your job? Is your child support order too much to pay?

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Together, we'll find a solution that works for you

We can also connect you to other programs for food, health care, and other needs. Working together, we can help you identify the problem and find a solution that works for you.

We have many partners

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Your child support agency may have partnerships with employment programs, health care services, parenting programs, family violence centers, and other social service agencies to help you support your children.

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