| Child support plays a major role when it comes to | | | | provide information such as the non-custodial |
| providing support for a custodial parent's child | | | | parent's full name, address, and the SSN, the |
| children. In today's world, a working single parent | | | | address of their recent employer, information on |
| must provide for there children the best way | | | | the non-custodial parents income or any assets |
| possible. The Division of Arizona Child Support | | | | they may attain. |
| Enforcement (DCSE) helps both the custodial and | | | | Establishing Child Support laws |
| non-custodial parent establish, collect, and enforce | | | | When establishing child support, the DCSE office |
| child support payments. | | | | will work with both custodial and non-custodial |
| Applying for Child Support Laws | | | | parents. When child support is established, the |
| Child support services are offered to both the | | | | court will then determine the amount of money |
| custodial and non-custodial parents. These services | | | | the non-custodial parent will pay each month. The |
| provide the custodial parents with establishing | | | | court will also decide which parent will provide |
| paternity and child support, locating the | | | | medical support for the child/children. |
| non-custodial parents, and enforcing Arizona child | | | | Enforcing Arizona Child Support Laws |
| support laws. These services are automatically | | | | When a non-custodial parent avoids paying their |
| provided for families who are receiving public | | | | child support obligations, the Arizona DCSE will |
| assistance under the Temporary Assistance to | | | | enforce several methods to motivate the parents |
| Needy Families (TANF) program. Parents who are | | | | to pay. These methods include income |
| not under the program can still receive free | | | | withholdings, new hire reporting, liens against any |
| services from the (DCSE) by filling out an | | | | property they may own, suspension of driver's |
| application to have child support enforcement | | | | license, passport denial, and the interception of |
| services provided for you. | | | | any lottery winnings. There are also many other |
| When filling out the application, be prepared to | | | | methods to enforcing Arizona child support laws. |