Best Practices/Good Ideas
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Quadrennial Review
(https://newyorkchildsupport.com/publications.html#quad)
NYS Child Support Standards Act - The New York State Child Support Standards Act Quadrennial Evaluation is now available.
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Centralized Collections/Disbursement
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Support Collection
(https://newyorkchildsupport.com/child_support_services.html#supportCollection)
The child support order will require the non-custodial parent to send all child support payments to the local Child Support Enforcement Unit's (CSEU) Support Collection Unit (SCU).
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Customer Service
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For Help in Using this Website
(https://newyorkchildsupport.com/help.html)
If you have questions about this website, or are experiencing problems using this site (other than error messages or systems problems), send us an email.
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Employment
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Employer Information
(https://newyorkchildsupport.com/employers.html)
Information for employers regarding child support.
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Income Execution (IEX)
(https://newyorkchildsupport.com/employers_iex.html)
This information is on Income Execution (IEX) and is divided into four parts.
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Support Withholding Reminders
(https://newyorkchildsupport.com/employers_swr.html)
Information is provided pertaining to the Suppport Withholding Reminders.
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Wage and Health Benefits Report (WHBR)
(https://newyorkchildsupport.com/employers_whbr.html)
Questions and answers for employers regarding this report.
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Enforcement
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FIDM Handbook
(https://newyorkchildsupport.com/publications.html#fidm)
Handbook for financial institutions involved in the Child Support Financial Institution Data Match process (FIDM).
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Support Enforcement
(https://newyorkchildsupport.com/support_enforcement.html)
A summary of some of the administrative enforcement actions that child support may use to collect overdue child support.
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Support Enforcement: Administrative Process
(https://newyorkchildsupport.com/child_support_services.html#supportEnfAdminProc)
Administrative enforcement processes are those actions that the child support agency can complete without going to court. There are several of these services.
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Support Enforcement: Court based
(https://newyorkchildsupport.com/child_support_services.html#supportEnfCourt)
When administrative enforcement processes are unsuccessful, the SCU will assist in preparing and filing a violation petition with the court requesting that the court enforce the order.
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Establishment of Cases |
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How to Apply
(https://newyorkchildsupport.com/how_to_apply.html)
Anyone eligible for services may apply by contacting their local child support office and completing an application.
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Establishment of Orders
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Custodial Parent Information
(https://newyorkchildsupport.com/custodial_parent_info.html)
Information and services for the custodial parent.
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Financial Investigation
(https://newyorkchildsupport.com/child_support_services.html#financialInv)
In order to determine a non-custodial parent's ability to pay child support, child support staff will attempt to determine the non-custodial parent's income and assets.
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Non-Custodial Parent Information
(https://newyorkchildsupport.com/non_custodial_parent_info.html)
Information and services for the non-custodial parent.
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Support Establishment
(https://newyorkchildsupport.com/child_support_services.html#supportEstab)
Local child support staff will assist custodial parents in filing a petition with the Family Court in order to obtain a child support order. Information regarding the non-custodial parent's ability to pay is presented to the court for use in calculating the support amount.
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Who is Eligible
(https://newyorkchildsupport.com/who_is_eligible.html)
Child support enforcement services are automatically provided to all custodial parents with children receiving temporary and safety net assistance unless cooperation with the child support agency may result in physical or emotional harm to the custodial parent or child.
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FIDM
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FIDM Handbook
(https://newyorkchildsupport.com/publications.html#fidm)
Handbook for financial institutions involved in the Child Support Financial Institution Data Match process (FIDM).
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FPLS Access
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CSENet 2000 State Contact Information
(http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/newhire/csenet/contacts/states/newyork.htm)
The states with whom New York is currently exchanging interstate information via CSENet.
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Forms/Reporting
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Annual Report
(https://newyorkchildsupport.com/publications.html#annual)
View Annual Report (pdf, 40 pages, 950 Kb)
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Legislation
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Legislative Authority
(https://newyorkchildsupport.com/legislative_authority.html)
In New York State, Titles 6-A and 6-B of the New York State Social Services Law set forth the child support enforcement program authority and Articles 4, 5, 5-A and 5-B of the Family Court Act and Sections 236 and 240 of the Domestic Relations Law are the principal provisions for paternity and support proceedings.
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Locate
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CSENet 2000 State Contact Information
(http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/newhire/csenet/contacts/states/newyork.htm)
The states with whom New York is currently exchanging interstate information via CSENet.
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Location Investigation
(https://newyorkchildsupport.com/child_support_services.html#locationInvestigation)
If the custodial parent does not know where the non-custodial parent or putative (alleged) father lives, child support will attempt to locate them.
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Medical Support
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Medical Support Establishment and Enforcement
(https://newyorkchildsupport.com/child_support_services.html#medicalSupportEstEnf)
The CSEU will also assist the custodial parent in obtaining and enforcing a court order for health insurance coverage for the child, if it is available through the non-custodial parent.
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National Medical Support Notice (NMSN)
(https://newyorkchildsupport.com/employers_medx_notice.html)
Information for employers regarding the National Medical Support Notice
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Paternity
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Paternity Establishment
(https://newyorkchildsupport.com/paternity_establishment.html)
Links to questions for answers on paternity establishment.
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Paternity Establishment
(https://newyorkchildsupport.com/child_support_services.html#paternityEstab)
For children born to unmarried parents, unless paternity is established, there is no legal relationship between the father and the child. This legal relationship can be established either by completing a voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity form or by filing a paternity petition in court.
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Public Information/Outreach
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Child Support Services
(https://newyorkchildsupport.com/child_support_services.html)
For anyone who applies, the child support program provides several services free of charge. These services are provided jointly by the State Division of Child Support Enforcement and each of the 58 local district Child Support Enforcement Units (CSEU).
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Course Map of the New York Child Support Office
(http://www.trainingspace.org/cse/course_map/course_map.cfm)
Helps individuals get a look at the different aspects of the child support office agency using modules, profiles and more.
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Director's Message
(https://newyorkchildsupport.com/directors_message.html)
Welcome from the Director of the New York State Division of Child Support Enforcement (DCSE) to website.
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Home Page for New York
(https://newyorkchildsupport.com/home.html)
New York Child Support Enforcement Home page
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Local Child Support Offices
(https://newyorkchildsupport.com/DCSE/LocalChildOffices.do)
This page provides the user with links to the various county child support offices.
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Publications and Forms
(https://newyorkchildsupport.com/publications.html)
To view or print these documents, the acrobat plugin must be installed on your computer.
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Site Map
(https://newyorkchildsupport.com/site_map.html)
Site Map of the DCSE web site
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Teen Parents
(https://newyorkchildsupport.com/teen_parents.html)
Regardless of the age of the parents at the time their child is born, parents have the legal responsibility to support their child until the child turns 21 years of age.
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Review and Modification of Orders
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Cost of Living Adjustment
(https://newyorkchildsupport.com/child_support_services.html#costLivingAdj)
Every two years the child support agency automatically reviews each child support order to determine whether the amount to be paid should be increased due to cost of living increases.
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Modification of Child Support Orders
(https://newyorkchildsupport.com/child_support_services.html#modification)
Either parent or the CSEU can file a petition in Family Court to request a modification (change) to an existing child support order.
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Technical Assistance
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Contact Technical Support
(https://newyorkchildsupport.com/contact_tech_support.html)
If you're experiencing error messages or system problems, please notify technical support.
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Training
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Interactive Tour of Child Support
(http://www.trainingspace.org/cse/)
The New York State Division of Child Support Enforcement presents an interactive tour of the child support agency.
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