Administrative Process
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Oregon Administrative Rules
(http://www.dcs.state.or.us/oregon_admin_rules/)
Child Support program rules, proposed rulemaking and guidelines.
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Proposed Rulemaking - Last Date for Comment: Sept. 23, 2005
(http://www.dcs.state.or.us/oregon_admin_rules/nprm/)
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
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Best Practices/Good Ideas
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Goals
(http://www.dcs.state.or.us/about_dcs/aboutus.htm#goals)
To increase support to children and contribute to the self sufficiency of families. To continue to develop and utilize collaborative partnerships that strengthen and educate families and communities. To develop an increasingly skilled, diverse and empowered work force. To continue to improve the quality of our customer service.
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Mission
(http://www.dcs.state.or.us/about_dcs/aboutus.htm#mission)
To enhance the well-being of children and promote positive parental involvement by providing child support program services to families.
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Service Delivery Model
(http://www.dcs.state.or.us/about_dcs/aboutus.htm#service)
The DCS Service Delivery Model demonstrates a commitment to looking at families needing support as individuals who have unique needs and barriers. It is a commitment to working with those families to identify needs, to broker services and to help them remove barriers to providing child support.
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Values
(http://www.dcs.state.or.us/about_dcs/aboutus.htm#values)
Stated values of the child support services.
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Centralized Collections/Disbursement
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Accounting
(http://dcs.state.or.us/services/services.htm#accounting)
The Central Operations Region Accounting Teams send the billing statements and keep the record of your child support account. For information on your account, please call our 24 hour telephone information line.
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Direct Deposit
(http://www.dcs.state.or.us/services/deposit.htm)
Oregon Department of Justice, Division of Child Support is now offering Direct Deposit to all payees with an active checking or savings account.
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Oregon Child Support Enforcement Website
(http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/pubs/state/or/oregon_website.doc)
Child Support workers from other states now have access to Oregon's Child Support web site. Oregon's web site access is http://www.dcs.state.or.us.
You may use this web site without password or prior approval by the state of Oregon. You must, however, know the Social Security Number and date of birth of the case participant you are inquiring on.
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Payment Information Login
(https://www.dcs.state.or.us/case_info/detailed_case_login.asp)
You may ONLY access case information from this web site using your OWN CASE NUMBER and SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER or the social security of another person if you have their specific authorization to do so.
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Customer Service
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Services
( http://www.dcs.state.or.us/services/ )
This site provides links to the various services offered by the child support enforcement division.
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Case Information
(https://www.dcs.state.or.us/case_info/default.htm)
All Information provided within the Oregon Child Support Case Status web site is part of the public record information otherwise available from the Oregon Child Support Program (CSP).
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Case Status of Orders and/or Legal Actions login
(https://www.dcs.state.or.us/case_info/case_status_login.asp)
You may ONLY access case information from this web site using your OWN SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER or the social security number of another person if you have their specific authorization to do so.
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Contact Us
(http://www.dcs.state.or.us/contactus/)
Information on how to contact child support services.
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DCS Offices
( http://www.dcs.state.or.us/office_info/offices.htm )
This site provides the location information for the Administration Offices and the offices located in the Northern, Southwestern, Eastern, and Western Regions for the DCS of the Department of Justice.
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District Attorney Offices
(http://www.dcs.state.or.us/office_info/das.htm )
District Attorney (DA) offices provide support enforcement services for families who have never received public assistance.
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Electronic Funds Transfer [EFT]
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Direct Deposit
(http://www.dcs.state.or.us/services/deposit.htm)
Oregon Department of Justice, Division of Child Support is now offering Direct Deposit to all payees with an active checking or savings account.
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Employer New Hire Reporting
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About Employer New Hire Reporting (ENHR)
(http://www.dcs.state.or.us/employers/enhr/about_enhr.htm)
The Employer New Hire Reporting (ENHR) Program which has been in place in Oregon since 1993.
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Employer New Hire Reporting FAQ's
(http://www.dcs.state.or.us/employers/enhr/faqs.htm)
Frequently asked questions about new hire reporting.
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Employer New Hire Reporting Program
(http://www.dcs.state.or.us/employers/default.htm#enhr)
Information for the employer on new hires.
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Employment
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Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)
(http://www.dcs.state.or.us/employers/eft.html)
Employers can remit their child support income withholding payments to the Oregon Department of Justice, Division of Child Support (DCS) by utilizing the Electronic Funds Transfer/Electronic Data Interchange (EFT/EDI).
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Employers
(http://www.dcs.state.or.us/employers/)
General information for employers about Income Withholding, National Medical Support Withholding and Employer New Hire Reporting.
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Employers Contact Information
(http://www.dcs.state.or.us/employers/contact_info.htm)
Child support mailing address, email, phone numbers and fax numbers for employers.
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Glossary of Child Support Terminology for Employers
(http://www.dcs.state.or.us/employers/nmsn/glossery.pdf)
Definitions of child support terminology for employers.
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Enforcement
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Enforcing Support
(http://www.dcs.state.or.us/services/services.htm#Enforce)
The Child Support Program uses many tools to enforce child support and medical insurance.
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Establishment of Cases |
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Application for Services
(http://www.dcs.state.or.us/forms/csf030574.pdf)
PDF form for Application for Services
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Establishment of Orders
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Are Child Support Rights Assigned to the State?
(http://www.dcs.state.or.us/rights.htm)
DCS now has several processes dedicated to providing parties and/or their attorneys with information regarding whether child support rights have been assigned to the state.
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Child Support With Child Attending School FAQ's
(http://www.dcs.state.or.us/faqs/cas.htm)
Frequently asked questions about child support with child attending school.
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Child Support Guidelines Calculator
(http://www.dcs.state.or.us/calculator/)
The Child Support Guidelines Calculator is based on the Oregon Child Support Guidelines and can be used to estimate the amount of child support that may be ordered in your case. This calculator is for informational and educational use only and is not a substitute for the child support guidelines.
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Child Support Guidelines Directory
(http://dcs.state.or.us/oregon_admin_rules/guidelines.htm)
Directory for Oregon's Child Support Guidelines Information
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Child Support Rules
(http://dcs.state.or.us/oregon_admin_rules/child_support_rules/default.html)
Definitions and General Program Information
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Chld Support Compution Worksheet (CSCW)
(http://www.dcs.state.or.us/forms/csf020809a.pdf)
For calculation of Child Support both parents must fill out this form.
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Computing Support for a Child Attending School
(http://dcs.state.or.us/oregon_admin_rules/computing_support.htm)
The Oregon Administrative Rules that make up the child support guidelines do not dictate how support should be calculated for a child attending school. Rather, discretion is left to the fact-finder
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Establishing a Support Order
(http://dcs.state.or.us/services/services.htm#EstSup)
If there is no order for payment of child support and medical insurance, DCS will try to obtain one.
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Parenting Time Calculator
(http://www.dcs.state.or.us/calculator/parenting_time/)
Prior to calculating a parents child support obligation in Oregon, it may be necessary to determine how much parenting time each parent spends with a child. This program was developed to help child support practitioners determine the average parenting time spent with each child.
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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/oregon.htm)
The states with whom Oregon is currently exchanging interstate information via CSENet.
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Interstate
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Oregon Child Support Enforcement Website
(http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/pubs/state/or/oregon_website.doc)
Child Support workers from other states now have access to Oregon's Child Support web site. Oregon's web site access is http://www.dcs.state.or.us.
You may use this web site without password or prior approval by the state of Oregon. You must, however, know the Social Security Number and date of birth of the case participant you are inquiring on.
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Out of State Support Orders
(http://dcs.state.or.us/services/services.htm#Outofstate)
Even if you live in Oregon and the other parent lives in another state, we can work with the other state to help establish paternity or get support.
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Legal
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Family Law Forms
(http://www.ojd.state.or.us/osca/cpsd/courtimprovement/familylaw/familylawforms.htm)
Optional Statewide Family Law Forms - Version 2004 - New and Revised Forms
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Family Law Information Provided by County
(http://dcs.state.or.us/familylaw/familylaw.htm)
The Resources provided are some of the services that are available in Oregon. The Division of Child Support has not screened the providers listed and does not specifically endorse any of them.
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Family Law Resources
(http://dcs.state.or.us/familylaw/)
This resource list provides some of the legal services that are available.
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Legislation
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Oregon Administrative Rules - Oregon Secretary of State
(http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/rules/OARS_100/OAR_137/137_050.html)
The Oregon Administrative Rules contain OARs filed through August 15, 2005
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SB 1050: Child Attending School Changes
(http://www.dcs.state.or.us/policy/2005_legislation/sb_1050.htm)
Effective September 1, 2005, the laws relating to child support for a child over the age of 18 and under 21 years of age attending school will change (ORS 107.108). These changes apply to all orders for a child attending school, regardless of when your order was entered and regardless if it was previously a pre-1997 support order.
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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/oregon.htm)
The states with whom Oregon is currently exchanging interstate information via CSENet.
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Locating the Parents
(http://www.dcs.state.or.us/services/services.htm#locating)
The Child Support Program employs Locate Specialists that are dedicated to finding the location of non-custodial parents whose wherabouts are unknown.
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Manuals
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The Child Support Program in Oregon (CSF BR 90-51)
(http://www.dcs.state.or.us/publications/publications.htm#csfbr90-51)
This booklet tells you briefly about Oregon's Child Support Program. It tells you what the Program's services are, who provides the services, who is entitled to services, and how you can get the services.
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New Hire
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About Employer New Hire Reporting (ENHR)
(http://www.dcs.state.or.us/employers/enhr/about_enhr.htm)
The Employer New Hire Reporting (ENHR) Program which has been in place in Oregon since 1993.
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Employer New Hire Reporting FAQ's
(http://www.dcs.state.or.us/employers/enhr/faqs.htm)
Frequently asked questions about new hire reporting.
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Employer New Hire Reporting Program
(http://www.dcs.state.or.us/employers/default.htm#enhr)
Information for the employer on new hires.
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Paternity
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Establishing Paternity
(http://dcs.state.or.us/services/services.htm#EstPat)
This means we can help establish the legal father of a child. Sometimes the alleged parent admits paternity right away. If either the mother or the alleged father denies a certain man is the father, genetic parentage tests can be ordered.
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Public Information/Outreach
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Child Support Links
(http://www.dcs.state.or.us/links/child_support.htm)
Links to federal and other child support information sites.
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Child Support Program Definitions
(http://dcs.state.or.us/oregon_admin_rules/child_support_rules/055_1020.pdf)
The following definitions shall apply to OAR 137-055-1000 through 137-055-7180
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Family Fun and Education Links
(http://www.dcs.state.or.us/links/family_fun.htm)
Family and kid fun sites
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Forms
(http://www.dcs.state.or.us/forms/default.htm)
These forms are available in Adobe Acrobat Reader Portable Document Format (PDF). It is strongly recommended that you download the latest version of this free program.
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Frequently Asked Questions
(http://www.dcs.state.or.us/faqs/default.htm )
These are frequently asked questions and answers about child support.
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Home Page for the Oregon
(http://www.dcs.state.or.us/)
Oregon Child Support Enforcement Home page
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Overview
(http://www.dcs.state.or.us/about_dcs/aboutus.htm#overview)
The Division of Child Support (DCS) is dedicated to establishing paternity and child support orders, and enforcing child support obligations in cases involving families who are receiving or have received public assistance, and in certain non-assistance cases.
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Publications Index
(http://www.dcs.state.or.us/publications/default.htm)
Information on child support published in brochures, reports and newsletters.
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Review and Modification of Orders
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Modifying a Support Order
(http://dcs.state.or.us/services/services.htm#Mod)
We will review the support order at the request of a party, but not more than once every two years. If the child receives public assistance, the state can ask for the review.
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State Plan
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Strategic Plan
(http://www.dcs.state.or.us/about_dcs/aboutus.htm#strategic_plan)
The Division of Child Support (DCS) Strategic Plan is available in Acrobat Reader Portable Document Format (PDF).
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Systems
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Oregon Child Support Enforcement Website
(http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/pubs/state/or/oregon_website.doc)
Child Support workers from other states now have access to Oregon's Child Support web site. Oregon's web site access is http://www.dcs.state.or.us.
You may use this web site without password or prior approval by the state of Oregon. You must, however, know the Social Security Number and date of birth of the case participant you are inquiring on.
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Training
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Training on New Child Support Guidelines
(http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/pubs/2003/best/oregon_training_on_guidelines.html)
Oregon made several changes to the Child Support Guidelines referred to as OAR 137-050-0320 through OAR137-050-0490 became effective May 12, 2003. We developed training modules (in Wordperfect "Corel Presentations") for the intranet to walk users through the guideline changes.
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