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Handbook on Child Support Enforcement U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), 370 L’Enfant Promenade, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20447 Are you a parent-divorced, separated or never married-with children to support? Do you need help to get a child support order? Do you […]

While programs vary from State to State, services are available to all parents who need them. The Child Support Enforcement (CSE) Program is a Federal/State/local partnership to collect child support: the program sends the strongest possible message that parents cannot walk away from their children. The goal is to ensure that children have the financial […]

The procedure for obtaining and enforcing child support payments varies from state to state but every state has an agency to help obtain and enforce child support payments-this is an important, priority issue. A good first step would be to consult your local phone book and call the agency. Check under child support in the […]

Accrual Sum of child support payments that are due or overdue. Action Transmittal Document sent out as needed, which instructs State child support programs on the actions they must take to comply with new and amended Federal laws. Has basis in Federal law and regulation. Adjudication The entry of a judgment, decree, or order by […]

We frequently receive “family law” questions regarding the legal obligation of parents to pay support for their children. This FAQ is a general introduction to the legal issues related to child support, including who is liable for support (and under what circumstances), how support awards are arrived at, and enforcement and modification of child-support awards. […]

Are there laws regulating international child custody disputes? Child snatching to gain jurisdictional advantage has become widespread, with parents taking children from their “country of habitual residence” to another nation, opening or re-opening litigation, and being awarded custody to the exclusion of the “left-behind parent.” The dreadful harm resulting to children is recognized, and the […]