By Child-Support.com Staff – Last updated August 19
How to File a Complaint
If you need help enforcing a child support order in Louisiana, you can either apply online, or fill out a paper application and send it to your local child support enforcement office.
How to Fill In
Step 1: Download the application
Step 2: Check which services for which you are applying and then fill out the following information for the applicant:
- Name
- Date of Birth
- Social Security Number
- Race
- Sex
- Street Address
- Mailing Address
- Phone Numbers
- Parish/County of Residence
- Email address
- Do you or any of the children listed receive:
MEDICAID
FITAP
KINSHIP CARE? - Your relationship to child(ren)
- Does the child(ren) live with you?
- Name of Custodial Party
- Address
- Phone Numbers
- Email Address
- Race
- Sex
- DOB
- SSN
- IS THERE FAMILY VIOLENCE WITH ANYONE APPEARING ON THE APPLICATION?
Step 3: Enter the following information about the mother and the father of the children:
- Name
- Date of Birth
- Place of Birth
- Social Security Number
- Street Address
- Email address
- Phone numbers
- Is the address listed above a current address?
Step 4: Enter the following information about each child:
- N a m e
- Date of Birth
- Place of Birth
- Social Security Number
- Race/Sex
- Current State of Residence State of Residence
- Were the father and mother of this child legally married to each other?
- Date of marriage
- Date of divorce City
- Is the father’s name on the Birth Certificate?
- Has the biological father signed an Acknowledgment of Paternity?
- Is there a court order establishing paternity?
- If yes, what state and parish/county established the order?
- Is there a court order for child and/or medical support for the child?
- If yes, what state and parish/county established the order?
- If yes, is past due support owed?
- Is there a custody order?
Step 5: Read the rights and responsibilities and sign it in front of witnesses. Mail it to your local office with a check of $25.
What DCFS Can Do
There are several actions that the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services can do to enforce child support orders including the following:
- Income assignment
- Interception of state and federal tax refunds
- Interception of lottery winnings
- Suspension of occupational, professional, drivers’, hunting and fishing licenses
- Suspension of motor vehicle registration
- Contempt of court hearings
- Passport denials
Contact DCFS
Address:
627 N. Fourth St.
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone: 1-888-LAHELP-U (1-888-524-3578)
