Child Support Services

With the exception of money received from liens and certain bankruptcy proceedings, all money received is split across all cases on which a paying parent has a support order. A paying parent cannot designate which case money will be credited to.

If there are multiple cases and the collection will not satisfy all of the current support obligations, the collection is prorated first to child and family support based on each case's proportionate share, then to current medical support owed, and then to current spousal support owed.

Multiple cases - arrears

If the family is currently receiving public assistance, payments will be applied to arrears in the following order:

1. Permanently assigned child or family support arrears principal, then to medical support arrears principal, then to spousal support arrears principal
2. Permanently assigned child or family support interest, then to medical support interest, then to spousal support interest
3. Temporarily assigned child or family support arrears principal, then to medical support arrears principal, then to spousal support arrears principal
4. Temporarily assigned child or family support interest, then to medical support interest, then to spousal support interest

• Fees and costs principal
• Fees and costs interest
• Futures (held pending future distribution)

NOTE: Explanation of the different types of arrears

If the family no longer receives public assistance,payments will be applied to arrears in the following order:

1. Never assigned child or family support arrears principal, then to medical support arrears principal, then to spousal support* arrears principal
2. Never assigned child or family support interest, then to medical support interest, then to spousal support* interest
   Conditionally assigned child or family support arrears principal, then to medical support arrears principal, then to spousal support* arrears principal
3. Conditionally assigned child or family support interest, then medical support interest, then to spousal support* interest (pay to family)
4. Unassigned pre-assistance child or family support arrears principal, then to medical support arrears principal, then to spousal support* arrears principal
5. Unassigned pre-assistance child or family support interest, then to medical support interest, then to spousal support* interest
6. Permanently assigned child or family support arrears principal, then to medical support arrears principal, then to spousal support* arrears principal
7. Permanently assigned child or family support interest, then to medical support interest, then to spousal support* interest
8. Unassigned during assistance child or family support arrears principal, then to medical support arrears principal, then to spousal support* arrears principal
9. Unassigned during assistance child or family support interest, then to medical interest, then to spousal support* interest

• Fees and costs principal
• Fees and costs interest
• Futures (pay to family)

NOTE: Explanation of different types of arrears

If the family never received public assistance, payments will be applied to arrears in the following order:

1. Never assigned child and family support arrears principal, then to medical support arrears principal, then to spousal support* arrears principal
2. Never assigned child and family support interest, then to medical support interest, then to spousal support* interest

• Fees and costs principal
• Fees and costs interest
• Futures (pay to family)

*Spousal support is included only when a child support order is also being enforced and there is at least 1 child associated to the support order still residing in the custodial parent’s home.