Child Support Lawyers

CHILD SUPPORT is the monetary amount supplied by the non-custodial parent to the primary caretaker of child. CHILD SUPPORT is typically sought after a divorce or when a child is born to two people that are not intending to raise the child together. Under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services there is an Office for Child Support Enforcement that has a Child Support Enforcement Program [CSE]. This program is a federal/state/local partnership that works to collect child support. In addition, the Child Support Enforcement Act was created under Title 42 of the United States Code. This act works to enforce support to all children by locating non-custodial parents, providing paternity tests, obtaining support and assuring that support will continue to be available from the federal government even if a non-custodial parent is unable to provide assistance.