{"id":415,"date":"2023-06-13T09:34:39","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T09:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/child-support.com\/mississippi-child-support-enforcement\/"},"modified":"2023-08-20T18:31:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T18:31:12","slug":"mississippi-child-support-enforcement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/child-support.com\/mississippi-child-support-enforcement\/","title":{"rendered":"Mississippi Child Support Enforcement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"\/files\/wp-content\/uploads\/seal_of_mississippi-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Mississippi Child Support Enforcement\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By <strong>Child-Support.com Staff<\/strong> &#8211; Last updated <strong><time class=\"entry-date\" datetime=\"2023-07-01T09:15:43-07:00\">August 20, 2023<\/time><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"tjzz83e0d3rkdodcy\">In order to<strong> enforce child support payments in Mississippi<\/strong>, a parent may be able to get assistance from the Department of Human Services Division of Field Operations. \u00a0In order to obtain assistance, a parent must provide information to the Division of Field Operations so that they can make a determination as to what, if anything they can do to enforce the order.<\/p>\n<h2>How to File a Complaint<\/h2>\n<p class=\"tjzz83e0d3rkdodcy\">In Mississippi, parents are obligated to\u00a0pay child support in accordance with any\u00a0child support order issued by any state in the United States.\u00a0Child support orders can be\u00a0enforced across state lines. When a parent fails to pay, Division of Field Operations may be able to\u00a0take actions to make sure those payments are made.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tjzz83e0d3rkdodcy\">A parent seeking enforcement first needs to fill out an application with the Department of Human Services Division of Field Operations to provide information about the order, the non-paying parent and the children.<\/p>\n<h2>How to Fill-in<\/h2>\n<p class=\"tjzz83e0d3rkdodcy\"><strong>Step 1: <\/strong><a href=\"\/files\/wp-content\/uploads\/mschild-support-application.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download the application<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"gde-frame\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 500px; border: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fchild-support.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2FmsChild-Support-Application.pdf&amp;hl=en_US&amp;embedded=true\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"gde-text\"><a class=\"gde-link\" href=\"\/files\/wp-content\/uploads\/mschild-support-application.pdf\">Download (PDF, 148KB)<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"tjzz83e0d3rkdodcy\"><strong>Step 2:\u00a0<\/strong> Enter\u00a0your full name as the applicant<\/p>\n<p class=\"tjzz83e0d3rkdodcy\"><strong>Step 3:\u00a0<\/strong>Enter the following information about each child:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Name<\/li>\n<li>Date of Birth<\/li>\n<li>Social Security<\/li>\n<li>Sex<\/li>\n<li>Ethnicity<\/li>\n<li>Citizenship<\/li>\n<li>Education<\/li>\n<li>City &amp; State of Birth<\/li>\n<li>Relationship to Custodial Parent<\/li>\n<li>State of Conception<\/li>\n<li>Do the children have health insurance coverage?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"tjzz83e0d3rkdodcy\"><strong>Step 3:\u00a0<\/strong>Enter the following information about the custodial parent.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Are you the legal\/biological parent\n<ul>\n<li>If no, complete other biological parent information below.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Social Security Number<\/li>\n<li>Birth Date<\/li>\n<li>Sex<\/li>\n<li>Ethnicity<\/li>\n<li>Citizenship<\/li>\n<li>Education<\/li>\n<li>Email Address<\/li>\n<li>Mailing Address<\/li>\n<li>Home Address<\/li>\n<li>Employer Name and Address<\/li>\n<li>Telephone Numbers<\/li>\n<li>Relationship to the noncustodial parent<\/li>\n<li>Relationship to Child(ren)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"tjzz83e0d3rkdodcy\"><strong>Step 4:\u00a0<\/strong>Enter the following information about the non custodial parent:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Name<\/li>\n<li>Social Security Number<\/li>\n<li>Sex<\/li>\n<li>Date of Birth<\/li>\n<li>Ethnicity<\/li>\n<li>Citizenship<\/li>\n<li>Education<\/li>\n<li>Ht<\/li>\n<li>Wt<\/li>\n<li>Hair<\/li>\n<li>Eyes<\/li>\n<li>Scars\/Tattoos<\/li>\n<li>Alias<\/li>\n<li>City, County, and State of Birth<\/li>\n<li>Country, if not USA<\/li>\n<li>Email Address<\/li>\n<li>Mailing Address<\/li>\n<li>Home Address<\/li>\n<li>Telephone Numbers<\/li>\n<li>Employer Name<\/li>\n<li>Address<\/li>\n<li>Phone Number<\/li>\n<li>Health Ins<\/li>\n<li>Were you ever married to the other parent?<\/li>\n<li>Date of Marriage<\/li>\n<li>Divorced?<\/li>\n<li>How is the non-custodial parent realted to the children?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"tjzz83e0d3rkdodcy\"><strong>Step 5:\u00a0<\/strong>If necessary, fill in information about other biological parent<\/p>\n<p class=\"tjzz83e0d3rkdodcy\"><strong>Step 6:\u00a0<\/strong>Sign and date and return it to the local child support office with a $25 fee<\/p>\n<p class=\"tjzz83e0d3rkdodcy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-827 aligncenter\" src=\"\/files\/wp-content\/uploads\/msoffices-550x369.png\" alt=\"msoffices\" width=\"550\" height=\"369\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>What DFO Can Do<\/h2>\n<p class=\"tjzz83e0d3rkdodcy\">The Division of Field Operations can and may take the following steps to enforce a child support order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Income Withholding<\/li>\n<li>Unemployment Intercept<\/li>\n<li>Tax Offset Intercept<\/li>\n<li>Contempt Action<\/li>\n<li>Credit Bureau Reporting<\/li>\n<li>Liens<\/li>\n<li>Accounts Frozen and Seized<\/li>\n<li>License Suspension<\/li>\n<li>Passport revocation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Contact DFO<\/h2>\n<p class=\"tjzz83e0d3rkdodcy\"><strong>Child Support Call Center<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"tjzz83e0d3rkdodcy\">Phone: 877-882-4916<\/p>\n<p class=\"tjzz83e0d3rkdodcy\">Address:<br class=\"tjzz83e0d3rkdodcy\" \/>750 North State Street<br class=\"tjzz83e0d3rkdodcy\" \/>Jackson, MS 39202<\/p>\n<p class=\"tjzz83e0d3rkdodcy\">Local Offices<\/p>\n<p><!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quicksense.net\/ --><\/p>\n<div style=\"float: none; 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