What is Child Support?
Child support is a court-ordered payment requiring one parent who does not have custody of the child to the other parent who does have custody of the child. A court may also order child support to be paid when parents share custody of a child. Child support payments help pay for the costs associated with raising the child. Children have the right to benefit from the incomes of both parents.
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eChild Support/Electronic Payments
This new online feature allows parents with an active child support case to register to see up to 6 months of child support payment history. This new feature also allows parents to update address information.
Proposed Child Support Payment Changes