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Print Complete Application for Child Support Services (English) (Spanish)
Directions for application
You must complete the entire application for services. The following is a breakdown of the entire application in case items are missing or replacements are needed.
Instructions for Completing The Simplified Application For Child Support Services
The processing of your case depends upon the information you provide on this form. Please provide as much information as possible. Answer every question completely. If you do not know the answer, print “UNKNOWN.” If the question does not apply, print “N/A.”
Before you begin, please read the Child Support Handbook. This book explains the services available through the Department. Also, read the Child Support Enforcement Program Notice. This notice explains your responsibility to the Department and the Department’s responsibility to you. The Department's attorneys or Attorney General or any of their representatives are not your attorney or the child(ren)’s attorney.
Please complete all the forms in ink and PRINT Clearly.
Facts About Obligee Party Or
Guardian and Child(ren)
This section is about the person or party who has primary custody of the child(ren). Please complete the entire section. If you are the obligee party, be sure to give us a telephone number where you may be reached during the day.
If the children named in the application have different obligor parents, a separate application must be completed for each obligor parent. If you need additional space for any section, attach a separate sheet of paper or use the Comment Section provided at the end of the first page.
Please list all the child(ren) of the parents named for whom support services are being requested. Complete the full name of each child, including first name, middle name, last name, and suffix (jr., Sr., III, etc.)
There are several questions within this section related to determining the biological father of the child(ren) named in the application. One question asks whether a Declaration of Paternity has been signed. The Declaration of Paternity is a legal form that, when signed (usually at the hospital or clinic) by both parents, says the man is the legal father. Signing the form and submitting it to the Department of Child Support Services legally establishes the man as the child’s father without having to go to court.
A second question asks whether a Paternity Judgment has been established. A Paternity Judgment is an order from the court that, through the legal process, determines the biological father of the child(ren). Determining the biological father is necessary before child support can be ordered by the court.
Comments: You may use this section as extra space. If needed, or add any additional information you think might help us establish or enforce an order for the child(ren).
Facts About an Obligor Parent
If you are the Obligee Party, this section may require you to look through old papers to find some of the information requested. The more information we have in this section the better and faster we will be able to serve you.
If at all possible, please provide the obligor parent’s Social Security Number. If you do not know the exact date of birth, provide the approximate age.
Please provide any and all financial information about the obligor parent. Attach additional page(s) as needed or use the Comment Section on the first page.
If you are the obligor party, be sure to give us a telephone number where you may be reached during the day.
Signature of Applicant
We will not be able to open this case without your signature. Your signature indicates that you have answered the questions on the application to the best of your ability and that you want to open this case. It also indicates that you have read the information provided above the signature line carefully. |
| Key Definitions |
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Obligor – The person who owes court-ordered child support
Obligee – The parent or guardian to whom child support is owed. |
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