Division of Child Support

Category: Department of Social Services

Address: 1949 S State St #3, Tacoma, WA 98405, USA

Phone: +12535973700

Opening hours

Sunday: Closed

Monday: 8AM–5PM

Tuesday: 8AM–5PM

Wednesday: 8AM–5PM

Thursday: 8AM–5PM

Friday: 8AM–5PM

Saturday: Closed

Reviews

Bill The Butcher

Apr 22, 2022

Awful people. They engage in fraud and even when a court order specifies the exact amount of child support you have to pay, they garnish it from your employer despite having a bank account on file, then also take it from your bank account. Double dipping and charging you double then acting like there is nothing wrong with that. Start suing these people or they will never stop.

KASSIDY MANUEL

Jan 27, 2022

If I could give this place a zero star I would maybe even a negative 100 stars. As soon as the case worker answered she had a stink attitude. So disrespectful maybe because your life is miserable. I’d suggest finding a job where you don’t help people because that’s exactly what you do… nothing! I’m calling for help and she gives me an attitude. So rude.

Dillon Gillette

Jan 22, 2022

If i could give this place a zero star review i would! Trying to make a single father pay $425 a month in todays society really! I will be homeless if i paid that then hows my son suppose to come see me then....and on top of that they dont take this covid thing into consideration! CHILD SUPPORT IS FOR ABSENT FATHERS NOT FAILED RELATIONSHIPS! I have been in my sons life since birth! I do the fathering thing! I told my sons mother if OUR SON needs ANYTHING let me know and i will make sure its taken care of....I buy my son everything he needs without going through this place they are just made they arent getting paid!....what kid needs $425 a month....im not here to pay my ex's bills. Have fun sending a loving father to his son to jail WHERE YOU WONT GET A DIME FROM ME IN THERE EITHER! What a joke....YOU GUYS RUIN PEOPLE LIVES AND CAN GO TO WORK WITH A DAMN SIMILE ON YOUR FACES EVERYDAY! PATHETIC!

hjernigan3

Nov 10, 2021

They care nothing about Father's rights Horrible experience. These people should be homeless for participating in unjustifiably separating a Father from his 1st born Son & only child. Especially in regards to family's of color. Society is so much worse off in part because of these people Despite you people. Just like I told you I would. All would be made right in the end & I won.

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Questions & Answers

How long can child support garnish wages

Larry Balzer | Aug 13, 2022
Megan Houser | Aug 14, 2022

For as long as you owe. Until the child either turns 18 or you go back to court and have that stipulation removed.

What can I do if the father of my child works under the table so he doesn't have to pay child support?

Paula Thomas | Aug 13, 2022
Megan Houser | Aug 14, 2022

Nothing really. Maybe report him to the IRS for working under the table?

Question can you go after a dad once kids are over 18 if he stopped paying back child support i have a court orfer from Virginia and he still owes 38.000

Taylor Ronquillo | Aug 13, 2022
Megan Houser | Aug 14, 2022

You can petition to have wages garnished

How do I order a new child support card can I do it online

Rafiki Rafiki | Aug 13, 2022
Zenson Productions (Zenson) | Aug 14, 2022

I'm gonna assume that such can in fact be done online.., but, and I'm just logically deriving here, that you will almost certainly have to make a personal appearance due to fraud and overall security. The mail is usally 90% safe and secure, but with something like that, I'd want it handed to me if possible ya'dig..., Cheers.

I paid my child support not through Dshs, so I had a large back support debt. The gov. Took my tax return from last year and my stimulus also. Finally all that debt has been forgiven, can I get back the taken $

Adam Coen | Aug 13, 2022
Megan Houser | Aug 14, 2022

No

My child support is in California but I've moved to Tacoma Washington. Which state do I call to ask for a hardship letter?

Heracio Diaz | Aug 13, 2022
Megan Houser | Aug 14, 2022

I'm assuming you're trying to get what you owe forgiven. You'll have to call the original place. Also update your address with them.

How can child support take so much out and not leave you enough to live on

james poole | Aug 13, 2022
Derek Nelson | Aug 14, 2022

Hey Gary Renzema. INCENTIVE. INCENTIVE INCENTIVE

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If a judge signed a child support order and the non custodial parent still Won’t pay, ( he is active duty Air Force) what are my options

Darla Thompson | Aug 13, 2022
Jennifer Randazzo-Barnes | Aug 14, 2022

If you have an order. You can apply for child support services to enforce the order. His wages can be garnished

Can i turn in reciepts on stuff ive bought my children instead of cash

Jillian Deeds | Aug 13, 2022
Megan Houser | Aug 14, 2022

If you don't have a child support order it can prove you are supporting the kids.

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When child support is figured for the father, do they take the mothets income plus her husbands income or just the mothers

Cynthia McClelland | Aug 13, 2022
Dora Fitzpatrick | Aug 14, 2022

Just the mother's. Unless it is zero then they will imput her income and full time min wage

First they stop the payment and now is the father is custodial parent which is i have a parenthing plan and i am the custodial parent. So the DCS can changed the parenthing plan automatically?

Liza Henley | Aug 13, 2022
Dora Fitzpatrick | Aug 14, 2022

DCS only enforces child support orders. If you have a court order it doesnt matter where the child lives, the order is enforced the way it is written. If you have an administrative order the order for support will stop and start depending on where the child lives. The burden of proof of where the child is living falls on the parent(s). Parenting plans do not come into play when enforcing an administrative order, it is based solely on where the child is proven to be living. The only way you can over ride an administrative order is to have it replaced by a court order. If I am interpreting your question correctly, the child is living with the father and he got support to stop? The only way he could do this is if you have an administrative order. If you want the parenting plan to be enforced, you need to go back to court. DCS has no authority to enforce or change parenting plans. I hope this helps.

I am the custodial parent and joint visitation so the father is the one who paying child support and now child support stop paying me because me and the father changed the visitation and now my ex is the custodial parent

Liza Henley | Aug 13, 2022
P F | Aug 14, 2022

Call your support officer

how do i find my case number

Prima Turczynski | Aug 13, 2022
Santos Sánchez | Aug 14, 2022

They usually snail mail you that information. Another way you are able to get it is calling your enforcement officer. Last easy is to go into the Child Support office in Tacoma (if that's the closest one to you) and give the person assisting you your ssn. They'll verify and pull it up on their system and tell you. Edit: spelling corrections snap to snail Cold to Child

If I am a parent that is paying back owed child support can i travel outside the country?

Tiana Kristin | Aug 13, 2022
Dora Fitzpatrick | Aug 14, 2022

If you need to get a passport you will not be able to get one until all of your arrears are paid in full. Your passport will be flagged and have a hold on it. If you need to go out of the country for an emergency or for work then you can negotiate with the Special Collections Unit.

Can you suspend child support payments?

Chevron Howell | Aug 13, 2022
Dora Fitzpatrick | Aug 14, 2022

Yes as the parent receiving payments you can as long as you are not on TANF you can close your case at anytime

what are your hours

cliff muncie | Aug 13, 2022
Jesse Coleman | Aug 14, 2022

8am-5pm Mon-Fri

Its been a few years since i have received any child support, and because of that i lost or misplaced my child support payment card, how do i go about getting another or can i have it put on one of my GreenDot cards or my AccountNow Gold visa card!?

Amanda Sanders | Aug 13, 2022
Dora Fitzpatrick | Aug 14, 2022

Call the EFT line: 1-800-468-7422

I haven't been getting my child support payments since June. Why?

Sherry Rocks | Aug 13, 2022
Xoxo Quidamity | Aug 14, 2022

Because he probably quit his job. If they receive nothing we get nothing.

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