Child Support Professionals

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OCSS partners with state, tribal and local child support agencies and others to encourage parental responsibility so that children receive financial, emotional, and medical support from both parents, even when they live in separate households.  We promote effective child support tools coupled with quality customer service.


Contact information for state and tribal child support agencies

Get contact information for your state, local, or tribal child support office.

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HHS Adopts 2 CFR 200

HHS fully adopts 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for grant awards beginning Oct. 1, 2025. Prior to the full adoption, certain flexibilities are allowed effective Oct. 1, 2024. 

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Intergovernmental Reference Guide

View state and tribal child support policies and profiles

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Working with the Military on Child Support Matters

Our updated training course has a presentation, a guide with speaker notes, and handouts to help caseworkers process military cases effectively.

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Top Child Support Professionals Resources

50 Years of Child Support

August 1, 2025

Timeline highlights key milestones in the program’s 50-year history

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Strengthening State and Tribal Child Support Enforcement Act

January 16, 2025

Allows tribes to access FTI and authorizes states & tribes to share FTI with contractors supporting their programs

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Training and Technical Assistance Available to Child Support Programs

June 2, 2023

List of training, technical assistance, and major resources available to state and tribal child support programs

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Child Support Learning Agenda: A Brief Synthesis of Select Child Support Literature

October 17, 2023

The purpose of this brief is to summarize the findings from select child support literature and highlight remaining knowledge gaps. The information in this brief may be useful to researchers and practitioners who are interested in the evidence base for child support services and addressing open questions to support evidence-informed practice.

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