Office of Child Support Services

Office of Child Support Services Type: Government Parent organization: Administration for Children and Families Employees: 500 Executive: Commissioner Budget: $4 billion (FY 2023) Address: 330 C St SW, Washington, DC 20201 Website: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/css Creation Legislation: Social Security Act, Title IV-D Wikipedia: Office of Child Support Services

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Mission To promote the well-being of children by ensuring that noncustodial parents fulfill their financial responsibilities, providing services that establish paternity, enforce child support orders, and facilitate access to health care; to strengthen families financially.

Services Child Support Establishment; Enforcement; Collection

Regulations

Office of Child Support Services (OCSS) is a federal agency within the Administration for Children and Families, dedicated to ensuring children receive financial support from both parents.

Official Site

Mission

The mission of OCSS is to assure that children receive the financial and medical support they are entitled to from both parents, even when they live apart. It works to establish paternity, set child support orders, enforce these orders, and collect and distribute support payments, thereby strengthening families and promoting child well-being.

Parent organization

OCSS is part of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), which falls under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Legislation

OCSS was created under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, which mandates states to operate child support enforcement programs.

Partners

• State and local child support agencies
• Federal agencies like the IRS for enforcement
• Tribal governments for tribal child support programs

Number of employees

OCSS has approximately 500 employees at the federal level, with many more at state and local agencies.

Organization structure

• Office of the Commissioner directs policy and strategy.
• Division of Policy and Training develops guidelines and training.
• Division of Operations manages case processing and payment systems.
• Tribal and Intergovernmental Affairs coordinates with tribes and states.

List of programs

• Child Support Enforcement
• Paternity Establishment Program
• Federal Parent Locator Service
• State Disbursement Units

Last total enacted budget

The budget for OCSS in Fiscal Year 2023 was approximately $4 billion.

Leader

OCSS is led by a Commissioner.

Services provided

OCSS provides services to help locate noncustodial parents, establish paternity, set child support orders, enforce collection of support payments, and ensure these payments are distributed to custodial parents or guardians. It also supports access to medical support and works on policy development to streamline child support processes.

Regulations overseen

While OCSS does not directly oversee regulations, it administers federal child support regulations and guidelines, working with states to implement and enforce child support laws.

Headquarters address

330 C St SW, Washington, DC 20201

Website

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/css

Wikipedia article

wikipedia:Office of Child Support Enforcement

External links

• https://www.acf.hhs.gov/css
• https://www.acf.hhs.gov/css/grants
• https://www.acf.hhs.gov/css/resource/child-support-performance-reports