Child Support Enforcement Resources

Child Support

State Child Support Resources

Learn about the State Agency Programs for child support available in your state.
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The Federal Government has provided a Child Support Enforcement Program in conjunction with state and local governments.

As a Federal/state/local partnership designed to help you collect child support, the CSEP makes every effort to inform parents that they cannot simply walk away from their children.

The main goal of the CSEP to in make sure that children have the financial support that they require and that BOTH parents participate in supporting their children. By fostering responsible behavior by the parents towards their children, the CSEP emphasizes that children need to have both parents involved in their lives. This is good parenting, is good for the child, and is also good for society by reducing the number of children on welfare.

Congress established the Federal CSE Program in 1975 as part of the Social Security Act. CSEP functions in all 50 states and territories. There are various government entities involved in delivering these services. For some states, these are given through the state or county Social Services Department. In other states, the Attorney General's Office or Department of Revenue delivers CSEP services.

In order to bring about compliance of parents, the CSEP program works in conjuction with prosecuting attorneys and with other law enforcement agencies, as well as participation from the domestic relations (family) courts.