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OCSS is the federal agency that oversees the national child support program. We partner with federal, state, tribal and local governments and others to promote parental responsibility so that children receive support from both parents even when they live in separate households. Learn more about us!
We want to connect you to the local office where you can sign up for child support services or make a payment. And if your family situation or income has changed, the local office can also help to change your order.
OCSS is the U.S. Central Authority for international child support. We work with states and countries to provide assistance to families seeking support when family members live in different countries.
Under the leadership of Commissioner Tanguler Gray, we help child support agencies in states and tribes develop, manage, and operate their programs according to federal law using effective child support enforcement tools. OCSS proposes and implements national policy for the child support program.
To apply for child support services in the U.S., contact your state or local child support office and ask for an application. Find your state child support agency website and contact information on the federal OCSS online interactive map .
Select a state from the map or dropdown list to find your local child support office to apply for child support or get help with your case. You can also download the alphabetical list of tribal child support programs.
Under authority of Section 1115(a) of the Social Security Act, we offer grant opportunities periodically (based on available funding each year) to state and tribal child support agencies, or their state umbrella agencies.
The Federal Parent Locator Service (FPLS), a service operated by the Office of Child Support Services (OCSS), may be accessed by state child welfare agencies to locate and notify parents and other relatives of a child placed in foster care.
Describes the impact of the Child Support Noncustodial Parent Employment Demonstration for those with past-due child support. Read Final Impact Findings from CSPED
Ohio’s Office of Child Support (OCS) is partnering with Cuyahoga County Office of Child Support Services, Franklin County Child Support Enforcement Agency, and the Ohio Domestic Violence Network to expand on their current domestic violence initiative.