What is child support, how does it work? (English) (Espanol)

 Understanding Child Support

Services We Provide:

• Establishment of Paternity (determining the legal father)
• Locating absent parents
• Establish child/medical support orders
• Enforce/review child, family, and medical support orders
• Modify existing child support orders

Services NOT Provided:

• Legal advice
• Terminating parental rights
• Custody or placement (visitation) issues
• Establish or enforcing maintenance support order
• Filing a restraining order
• Filing divorce papers

PROGRAM INFORMATION:

• Calculating Child Support
• Child Support Guidelines
• Child Support Online Account 
• License Suspension
• Liens
• Tax Intercept
• Making Child Support Payments
• Department of Children and Families

RESOURCES:

• Wisconsin Circuit Court Access:  www.wicourts.gov
• State Public Defender's Office:   715-502-1490
• Wisconsin Support Collections Trust Fund (WI SCTF):  1-800-991-5530
• Way2Go Debit Mastercard Customer Service:  1-877-253-3686
• Wisconsin Dept. of Revenue--Tax Intercept:  1-608-266-8100 or 1-866-947-7363
• Chippewa County Bar Association Free Legal Clinic:  4th Wednesday of every month from 5:30 pm-7:00 pm at the Chippewa Falls Public Library, Chippewa Falls, WI    Please call them to verify exact date & time:  (715)723-1146
• Eau Claire County Bar Association Free Legal Clinic: 3rd Wednesday of every month from 6:30 pm-8:00 pm at LE Phillips Memorial Library, Eau Claire, WI
• Family Support Center-24 hour crisis line:  715-723-1138 or 800-400-7020
• Judicare Legal Advice Helpline:  800-472-1638; M-F:  8:30 am-4:30 pm; http://www.judicare.org/Content/How to Apply

• Lawyer Referral Service: 1-800-362-9082 or 1-608-257-4666