Child Support Services Division: Tips to help you
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Tips to Help You
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To help the CSSD help you, remember the following:

  • Keep appointments with the Child Support Services Division or take the time to cancel and make a new one.
  • Come to the office prepared. Bring with you any court orders, birth certificates, Social Security numbers, income or tax records, documents to establish ownership of property, payment records, and any documents that show the whereabouts or the assets of the obligor.
  • If the CSSD is locating a non-custodial parent, then write down any information you may have or learn about the non-custodial parent. Share any information on a regular basis about where the parent may be, who the parent may be associating with, where the parent may be working or going to school, and any plans that may be made about the parent's work, future, income, or assets.
  • Give the following information, in writing, to the Child Support Services Division:

    Any changes about: 
          Address
          Pay or income
          Where or how you get your money or income
          Custody arrangements
          Your child support order
  • If there is an order for support, follow the written order exactly. Do not make other arrangements with the other parent without getting the court order changed.
  • Remember, gifts to a child from the obligor cannot be counted as support payments.
  • Keep good, complete records of all payments made or received.
  • Always provide accurate, up-to-date information about your case.