Apply for Child Support Enforcement Services

• Online Application
• Paper Application
  • Instructions for the Application for Child Support Services
    
  • Obligation Worksheet A
• Direct Deposit Authorization Form
  • Instructions for the Direct Deposit Authorization Form

Child Support Enforcement Services

Services Provided

• Parent Locator Service
• Paternity Establishment
• Establishing Orders (Determination Of Child Support)
• Enforcing Orders
• Collection and Distribution

Who Can Get Help?

• Any parent or person responsible for a child who needs our services.
• Anyone who receives FITAP, KCSP, or is referred to DCFS by Medicaid automatically receives child support enforcement services.
• Anyone who does not receive FITAP, KCSP, or Medicaid may apply for CSE services and pay an application fee of $25.

Helpful Information Regarding Paternity Establishment and Establishing Orders

• Start Current/Stay Current
  • Child Support and You for CP with Paternity
  • Child Support and You for CP without Paternity FINAL
  • Child Support and You for NCP with Paternity FINAL
  • Child Support and You for NCP without Paternity FINAL

Delinquent Payors

• Louisiana's Most Wanted Delinquent Payors

Child Support Guidelines

Schedules

Child Support awards are established by combined monthly adjusted income.

The custodial or non-custodial parent may request a review when there is evidence that an error has occurred or an action should have been taken on the case. The administrative review will determine if appropriate action was taken in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations.

Parents may request an administrative review verbally or in writing to the office that is handling the case. The complainant will be notified by telephone or in writing of the decision made on the case.

Making/Receiving Payments and New Hires

Making Payments
Payments should be made by money order or cashier´s check and mailed to:

Centralized Collection Unit
Post Office Box 260222
Baton Rouge, LA 70826

Payments should be made payable to the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and Include the payor's name, address, and social security number and/or LASES number.

Genetic Testing fees should be identified as "Genetic Test."

A check will be issued to you or the funds will be directly deposited into a checking, savings or Direct Payment Card account.

To report a lost, stolen or damaged Direct Payment Card contact JP Morgan Chase and Company Customer Service at 1-866-795-5927.

If you have signed up for Direct Deposit, any lost, stolen or damaged card must be reported to your financial institution.

• Sign up for Direct Deposit

For Employers

• Child support program information for employers  

• Report New Hires Online

Access and Visitation

The access and visitation program is designed to help non-custodial parents become more involved in their children's lives.

• Access and Visitation Information and Application

Frequently Asked Questions

• Frequently asked questions, including paternity testing and rights of parents

Child Support Liens

The Child Support Lien Network (CSLN) combines data from delinquent child support obligor records into one accessible, easy-to-use database for the purpose of intercepting workers’ compensation and  insurance settlements owed to delinquent child support obligors.

• Child Support Lien Network
• Direct Lien or Levy by Another State in Louisiana
  LA R.S. 46:236.1.4(B)

Licensing Agency Upload:

•   Licensing Agency Upload Web site.

1-888-LAHELP-U (1-888-524-3578) (Toll Free)
1-225-922-8111 (Teletypewriter Hearing Impaired)
1-225-922-8100 (Baton Rouge Local)

Child Support is an obligation of a parent to provide emotional, financial, and medical support for a child or children.

Federal law requires all states to have a child support enforcement program. In Louisiana, the program is administered by the Department of Children & Family Services, Child Support Enforcement Section. Child Support Enforcement places the responsibility for support of children on their parent’s in an attempt to reduce the children's dependence on public assistance.

Child support cases are generally assigned to three categories: intake, collections or parent locate. An intake case is one in which an order for support and/or paternity has not yet been established. A collection case is one in which an enforceable order for support exists. A case in parent locate is one in which the location, place of employment, or assets of the noncustodial parent are unknown.

The Child Support Enforcement staff is located in 12 Regional Offices. These offices serve all 64 parishes in the state. The agency also has cooperative agreements with 40 District Attorneys in the state. The scope of services provided by District Attorneys varies, depending on the services that a particular District Attorney is contracted to provide.

Child Support Enforcement Overview

Related Links 

American Public Human Services Association
Administration for Children and Families