Child Support Services¶
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The Child Support Program provides custodial parents with assistance in obtaining financial support and medical insurance coverage for their children by locating parents, establishing parentage, establishing or modifying support orders, and collecting and disbursing child support payments.
- Owner record:
ny/child-support-services - Jurisdiction code:
NY - Frame:
care_recipient - Review by: 2026-11-15
- Authority: New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance
Offering 1: Child support services¶
The Child Support Program provides custodial parents with assistance in obtaining financial support and medical insurance coverage for their children by locating parents, establishing parentage, establishing or modifying support orders, and collecting and disbursing child support payments. Custodial parents may be charged a service fee once a year. The fee is $35 and applies only when all these conditions are met: the custodial parent has never received assistance through Family Assistance or Safety Net Assistance; child support is being paid to the family; and more than $550 of support is collected and paid to the family during the federal fiscal year (October 1–September 30).
- Availability (owner codes):
{"intake": "unknown", "type": "unknown"}
Conditions:
- Stated condition, not checked automatically: "Any parent, guardian, caretaker of a child, or child who needs support can enroll in child support services."
Access route 1.1¶
- Where: Online enrollment
- How: The Online Enrollment Wizard is an easy way to enroll for child support services. Do not submit an online enrollment if you are applying for, or receiving, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) as your case may already have been referred to child support.
- Url: https://enroll.childsupport.ny.gov/
Access route 1.2¶
- Where: By mail or in person
- How: Complete and submit a Child Support Enrollment Form and a Family Safety Screening Form to your local child support office.
- Url: https://childsupport.ny.gov/offices
Access route 1.3¶
- Where: Referral for public assistance applicants and recipients
- How: The enrollment page says: Anyone who applies for public assistance (Family Assistance or Safety Net Assistance) will be referred for child support services without having to enroll. Medicaid applicants may also be referred for child support services to establish parentage and obtain medical support. The services page says: Anyone who applies for public assistance (Family Assistance or Safety Net Assistance) may be referred for child support services without having to enroll. Medicaid applicants may also be referred for child support services to establish parentage and obtain medical support.
Evidence¶
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