By Child-Support.com Staff – Last updated
The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services provides tools and resources for families to access child support information, apply for services and make payments. In Kentucky, every child has a legal right to financial support from both parents and CHFS assists families in making sure the children get the financial support they need. In order to make sure that parents pay their child support obligation, CHFS can employ a number of enforcement mechanisms including wage garnishment and tax refund diversion. In addition CHFS can help a parent find an absent parent in order to enforce an existing obligation or establish a new obligation.
The Commonwealth of Kentucky has an interactive website by which you can apply for child support services, make child support payments online, and monitor your child support account. Various services and assistance can also be accessed through the online portal. For more assistance in creating or accessing your account with the Kentucky Child Support system: Kentucky Child Support Login | Make a Payment
The Kentucky child support calculator is an online method of estimating your potential child support obligation (or the amount you may receive). The calculations are only estimates that are based on information provided by the user. No guarantee is made as to the ultimate determination of child support, and only a Kentucky Court with competent jurisdiction has final authority to determine the amount of child support ordered. To access the Kentucky child support calculator: Kentucky Child Support Calculator | Guidelines
In order to obtain enforcement assistance from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, the custodial parent first needs to supply information about the non-custodial parent via an application for services. Kentucky offers an online application process as well as a paper application. To learn more about the enforcement process for the state of Kentucky: Kentucky Child Support Enforcement
In Kentucky, the legislature has promulgated laws that set forth the conditions and circumstances for the imposition of a child support order. When parents separate, the children have a right to financial support from both of them and the statutes provide a method for determining how that obligation will be divided between the parents. To view a complete list of the Kentucky Child Support Laws: Kentucky Child Support Laws | Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapters 403 and 405
Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Address:
Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Office of the Secretary
275 E. Main Street
Frankfort, KY 40621
Find an Office: https://csws.chfs.ky.gov/csws/General/FindOffice.aspx
Phone: 1-800-372-2973