State-Specific Child Support Information and Guidelines

Below you will find links to state-specific child support information and/or guidelines for determining child support payments.

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Alabama

• Child Support (Morgan County Circuit Clerk)
• Child Support Guidelines [PDF] (Alabama Judicial System)
• Schedule of Basic Child Support Obligations (Alabama Judicial System)
• Child Support Enforcement Information (Jefferson County Family Court)

Alaska

• Alaska Child Support Services Division (Alaska Court System)
• Information About Child Support (Alaska Court System)
• Child Support Services Division Calculator (Alaska Court System)

Arizona

• Arizona Child Support Guidelines (Arizona Supreme Court)
• Requirements of Arizona Revised Statute 25-351 (Arizona Supreme Court)
• Child Support Payments [PDF] (Arizona Supreme Court)
• Child Support Modification in Arizona [PDF] (Arizona Supreme Court)

Arkansas

• Arkansas Child Support Guidelines (Arkansas Court System )
• Office of Child Support Enforcement (Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration )

California

• Main Factors Used in Calculating Child Support [PDF] (California Courts)
• Statewide Uniform Guideline (California Family Code sections 4050-4076)
• Department of Child Support Services (California Dept of Social Services)

Colorado

• Colorado Child Support Enforcement (Colorado Department of Human Services)
• Electronic Child Support Guidelines (Colorado Judicial Branch)

Connecticut

• Child Support and Arrearage Guidelines [PDF] (Connecticut Judicial Branch)
• Child Support in Connecticut (Connecticut Judicial Branch)
• Connecticut Child Support Resource Center (Connecticut Department of Social Services)
• Child Support - A Guide to Services in Connecticut [PDF]

Delaware

• Child Support Guidelines [PDF] (Family Court of the State of Delaware)
• Child Support Calculation (Family Court of the State of Delaware)
• Delaware Division of Child Support Enforcement (Delaware Health and Social Services)

District of Columbia

• Child Support Services Division (District of Columbia Attorney General)
• Child Support Guideline Calculator (District of Columbia Courts)

Florida

• How to Settle Your Child Support Case [PDF] (Florida Department of Revenue)
• Child Support Guidelines (Florida Department of Revenue)
• Paying Child Support: It's the Law [PDF] (Florida Department of Revenue)
• Child Support Enforcement (Florida Department of Revenue)

Georgia

• Office of Child Support Enforcement (Georgia Department of Human Resources)
• Applying For Child Support FAQs
• Interstate Cases FAQs

Hawaii

• Child Support Guidelines (State of Hawaii Judiciary)
• Child Support Enforcement Agency (Department of the Attorney General)

Idaho

• Idaho Child Support Guidelines (Idaho State Judiciary)
• Questions & Answers About Child Support in Idaho [PDF] (Idaho Supreme Court)
• Idaho Department of Health & Welfare

Illinois

• Request a Child Support Order in Illinois [PDF] (Southern Illinois University School of Law)
• Enforce a Child Support Order in Illinois [PDF] (Southern Illinois University School of Law)
• Modify a Child Support Order in Illinois [PDF] (Southern Illinois University School of Law)
• Illinois Child Support Enforcement (Illinois Department of Public Aid)

Indiana

• Indiana Child Support Bureau (Indiana Family and Social Services Administration)
• Indiana Child Support Rules & Guidelines (Indiana Judiciary)

Iowa

• Iowa Child Support Guidelines ( Iowa Department of Human Services Child Support Program)
• Iowa Child Support Recovery Unit (Iowa Department of Human Services)

Kansas

• Kansas Child Support Guidelines (Kansas Judicial Branch)
• Child Support Enforcement (Kansas Department of Social & Rehab. Services)

Kentucky

• Division of Child Support (Kentucky Cabinet for Health & Family Services)

Louisiana

• Child Support Guidelines (Louisiana Department of Social Services)
• Divorce: Who Gets Custody? Who Pays Support? (Louisiana State Bar Association)
• Support Enforcement Services (Louisiana Department of Social Services - Office of Family Support)

Maine

• Maine Child Support (Maine Department of Health and Human Services)

Maryland

• Maryland Online Child Support Worksheet (Maryland Department of Human Resources)
• Maryland Child Support Enforcement Program (Maryland Department of Human Resources)

Massachusetts

Michigan

• Michigan Child Support (Michigan Department of Human Services)
• Michigan Child Support Formula (Michigan Courts)

Minnesota

• Minnesota Child Support - Guidelines (Minnesota Department of Human Services)
• Minnesota Child Support (Minnesota Department of Human Services)

Mississippi

• Mississippi Child Support Guidelines (Mississippi Department of Human Services)
• Division of Child Support Enforcement (Mississippi Department of Human Services)

Missouri

• Schedule of Basic Child Support Obligations [MSDOC] (Missouri Judiciary)
• Missouri Child Support Enforcement (Missouri Department of Social Services)

Montana

• Montana Child Support Guidelines and Index [PDF] (Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services)
• Montana Child Support Enforcement (Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services)

Nebraska

• Nebraska Child Support Guidelines (Nebraska Supreme Court)
• Child Support Payment Information (Nebraska Health & Human Services)
• Child Support [PDF] (Nebraska State Bar Association) [PDF]
• Nebraska Child Support Enforcement Agency

Nevada

• Child Support offices in Nevada
• Chapter 125B - Obligation of Support (Nevada Revised Code)

New Hampshire

• How to File for Child Custody and Child Support (New Hampshire Superior Court)
• Division of Child Support Services (New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services)

New Jersey

• How To Ask The Court To Change Or Enforce An Order In Your Case [PDF] (New Jersey Judiciary)
• New Jersey Child Support Office (New Jersey Department of Human Services)
• New Jersey Child Support Guidelines (New Jersey Judiciary)
• Child Support Enforcement Information (Monmouth Vicinage - Probation Division)
• Non-Dissolution Cases FAQs (Hudson Vicinage - Family Division)

New Mexico

• Child Support Guidelines (New Mexico Human Services Department)
• Child Support Enforcement Division (New Mexico Human Services Department)

New York

• Child Support Calculator (City of New York)
• Division of Child Support Enforcement (New York Office of Children & Family Services)

North Carolina

• North Carolina eChild Support
• Child Support Enforcement (North Carolina Division of Social Services)
• Child Support and Enforcement (26th Judicial District Family Court of Mecklenburg County)

North Dakota

• Child Support Enforcement (North Dakota Department of Human Services)

Ohio

• Office of Child Support (Ohio Department of Job and Family Services)

Oklahoma

• Child Support Guidelines (Oklahoma Department of Human Services)
• Child Support Calculator
• Glossary of Child Support Terms
• Application for Child Support Services
• Child Support Enforcement Division (Oklahoma Department of Human Services)

Oregon

• Division of Child Support (Oregon Department of Justice)
• Child Support Guidelines Calculator
• Forms
• Child Support in Oregon (Oregon Department of Human Services)

Pennsylvania

• Child Support Program (Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare)
• Child Support in Pennsylvania: Your Kids Come First (Pennsylvania Bar Association)
• Introduction to Domestic Relations [PDF] (York County)

Rhode Island

• Rhode Island Child Support Agency Program

South Carolina

• Child Support and You [PDF] (South Carolina Department of Social Services)
• Child Support Obligation Calculator (South Carolina Department of Social Services)
• Child Support Enforcement (South Carolina Department of Social Services)

South Dakota

• Division of Child Support (South Dakota Department of Social Services)
• Child Support Calculator
• Child Support in South Dakota: A Handbook for Parents [PDF]
• Parenting Time Guidelines (South Dakota Unified Judicial System)

Tennessee

• The Tennessee Child Support Program (Tennessee Department of Human Services)
• Child Support Guidelines (Income Share)
• Child Support Handbook [PDF] (Tennessee Department of Human Services)

Texas

• Child Support Division (Texas Attorney General)
• Incarcerated Parents and Child Support [PDF] (Texas Attorney General)

Utah

• Child Support Calculator (Utah State Courts)
• Office of Recovery Services (Utah Department of Human Services)

Vermont

• Vermont Office of Child Support (Vermont Agency of Human Services)
• Child Support Guidelines Download Page
• Modification of Child Support Orders pamphlet [PDF] (Vermont Judiciary)
• Enforcement of the Child Support Order pamphlet [PDF] (Vermont Judiciary)

Virginia

• Child Support Obligation Calculator (Virginia Department of Social Services)
• Frequently Asked Questions About Virginia's Court System (Virginia State Bar)
• Notice of Information Required in Child/Spousal Support Proceedings (DC-603) [PDF] (Virginia Courts)
• Child Support Enforcement (Virginia Department of Social Services)

Washington

• Division of Child Support (Washington Department of Social and Health Services)
• Washington State Child Support Schedule [PDF] (Washington Courts)

West Virginia

• West Virginia Bureau for Child Support Enforcement (West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources)

Wisconsin

• Child Support Information for Parents (Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development)
• Child Support Program (Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development)
• Tools to estimate support amounts (Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development)

Wyoming

• Child Support Enforcement (Wyoming Department of Family Services)
• Guide To Wyoming's Child Support Enforcement Program (Wyoming Department of Family Services)