Child Support Enforcement

Are you subject to a child support order? Are you wondering whether or not you owe back or past due child support? If you need to find out if you owe back child support, there are a variety of resources available to you. more »

Child support is an amount paid by the noncustodial parent for the benefit of the child to cover things such as food, day care and medical expenses. When child support is not paid, the obligor might suffer penalties for nonpayment. more »

When a child is born to an unmarried couple in Pennsylvania, paternity cannot be acknowledged by simply signing a birth certificate. In fact, until paternity is acknowledged there is no legal bond between father and child. The only way to forge this legal bond is through completion of an Acknowledgment of Paternity Form or an order... more »

Child support is regulated by the federal and state governments. If you are seeking child support or visitation for the first time, you will need to go through your local child support enforcement office and court system to receive payments and/or visitation rights. Keep in mind that the specific procedures and deadlines will vary... more »

When a parent does not have custody of the children, he is still financially responsible for their upbringing. While the other parent hopes for child support without government intervention, many won’t pay without serious persuasion. Fortunately, there are ways to collect child support when everything else fails. more »