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Definition Child Support Enforcement Unit (CSE) - state agencies established under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act to collect information, establish parentage and collect child support.

Application in Divorce The IV-D agencies originally worked with welfare recipients, but the jurisdiction was later expanded to non-welfare cases.

The state agencies can help a custodial parent attach a wage garnishment to a former spouse’s income, accept payments from a noncustodial parent and distribute them, track a payment history, follow up on delinquent payments, insure that the child’s health insurance is in place, monitor a spouse’s employment efforts (when nonpayment is the result of job loss), and work with a spouse to make back payments

See also Garnishment, Attachment.

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Getting Support Collection Results
The Child Support Enforcement Unit can often get swamped with cases, so you may feel that you are not getting the attention you need or deserve. If your enforcement agency is failing to be successful at collecting support for you, you may want to consider trying a private child support collection agency. Keep in mind, that this should be a last resort, because like most collection agencies, the percentage they take of what is collected can be rather substantial. The normal amount is 40%.

Contributed on 6/20/2007 by: DivorceDex.com Staff
Category: Child Support (Applicable in All States)

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State Child Support Enforcement Offices

This is a table with links to the child support enforcement office for each state. These web sites typically contain information about child support collection, enforcement, and calculation.

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