Divorce Washington Child Support
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The families who are recipients of Medicaid or TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Children) receive DCS (Division of Child Support) services automatically. In order to become eligible for DCS non assistance services, the individual must not be presently getting services from another state. Also, one of the following statements must be applicable to such a person.
- Post secondary educational support ordered by the court for a child in school must be due to the individual
- The individual is a non custodial parent of a child and is willing to disburse the support amount
- The individual is a father of the child and has an aim of establishing paternity
- The person is a former custodian and is owed child support that has been accumulated as per a support order
- The person is a lawful custodian of a minor child
- The individual is a parent and has custody of the minor child
Payments in Divorce Washington Child Support
In this state, the following payment methods are allowed.
- On line payments
- Electronic funds transfer
- Money order or check
- Wage withholding
The non custodial parent (NCP) must keep the following points in mind in case of the payments.
- The NCP must adhere to the support order except when a child support agency has sent a notice to him/her to dispatch the payments to the agency
- Sometimes, some other state sends a notice to the NCP to direct the payments to a child support agency in the other state. The NCP must contact this other state and inform them that presently he/she is giving payments to WSSR (Washington State Support Registry). Further, the other state will intimate the NCP regarding the destination of the future payments
- A NCP can use the DCS Internet payment for registering and making payments. This is an EFT (Electronic Funds Transfer) option for payment
- Sometimes, the support order or a notice from DCS indicates that the payments must be sent to the WSSR. In such cases, the payments must be sent to the address mentioned below
Washington State Support Registry,
PO Box 45868, Olympia,
WA 98504-5868
Services of DCS in Divorce Washington Child Support
Some of the services executed by DCS are listed below.
- Let us consider a student who fulfills the following
- Is enrolled in an accredited vocational or academic school
- Is in a regular course of study
- Has a good academic standing
If there are court orders for post secondary educational support, the DCS offers its services in this regard. However, the educational support must be payable to the child or his/her parent
- Often, the support order mentions that payments are to be given to the WSSR. Then, the DCS processes and dispatches the payments to the payee, whose name is written on the order. If the payment is late, DCS does not take any enforcement action
- If the child is less than 18 years of age, DCS offers services for determination of paternity
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