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Every child has the legal right to receive financial sup port from his or her parents, whether the parents are separated, divorced or were never married. Child support keeps many families from needing public assistance. Combined with a parent's wages, child support can make the family self-sufficient. Child support means different things to different families, but most importantly, child support can mean a better life for your child.
Court Information
- Courts - How to handle yourself in court
- Guides - An overview of each courtroom and what to expect there
- Puerto Rico - How to obtain copies of court orders
- Probate and Family Court - Available help for child support customers
- Father and Family Resources
- Fathers, Importance of Involvement
- Parents Who Receive Child Support Brochure
- Parents Who Pay Child Support Brochure
- Unemployment Brochure
- Unmarried Parenting: A Visits Plan
- Unmarried Parenting Guide
- Two Parents - Information about Paternity
- Dos Padres - Información sobre Paternidad
- Voluntary Acknowledgment of Parentage - Sample version for viewing only
- Reconocimiento Voluntario de la Paternidad - Versión en borrador sólo para visualización
- Paternity Guide for Unmarried Parents
- Affidavit of Arrears Package
- Child Support Intake Form & Application for Full Child Support Services
- Authorization for Release of Information - Allowing someone to access your case information
- Bank Levy Response Form
- Direct Deposit Enrollment
- Guidelines Calculation, for child support orders
--Modification Instructions
--Sample Complaint for Modification
--Complaint for Modification - Payment Stubs
- Statement of Financial Condition
- Child Support Intake Form & Application for Full Child Support Services
- Entering into a Child Support Agreement
- Child Support Card
- Customer Service Call Center
- Interest and Penalties - Parent to Receive Support
- Interest and Penalties - Parent to Pay Support
- Parent to Pay Lives in Another State or Outside of the United States
- Parent to Pay Lives in Massachusetts
- 3rd Party Income Verification Letter
- Brochures and Information Sheets
- Census
- Counties
- Did You Know?
- Direct Payments - Don't Make Them!
- Help Us to Help You
- Vocabulary, Child Support
Information in Other Languages
Cape Verde
- Pô bô fidju prumeru desdi prinsipiu (PDF)
- Modifika bô Orden di Penson di Mininus (PDF)
- Disempregadu i Tâ Paga Penson di Mininus? (PDF)
Español
- Dos Padres (PDF)
- Guia De Paternidad Para Padres Que No Están Casados (PDF)
- Folletos y Otras Informacíones Útiles
- Hispanic/Latino Servicios
- Información para padres que pagan por la manutención de niños (PDF)
- Información para padres que reciben manutención de niños (PDF)
- Instrucciones para Pedir Revisión y Modificación
- La manutención de niños y su seguridad (PDF)
- Manutención Debida a Usted Durante el Mes
- Padres, Importancia de Relaciones con Sus Hijos (PDF)
- Preguntas Comunes
- Como Determinar Si Ha Recibido Todo sus Pagos por el Mes (PDF)
- No Pague Directamente (PDF)
Português
- Guia De Paternidade Para Pais Não Casados (PDF)
- Como Modificar sua Sentença de Alimentos (PDF)
- Você está desempregado e pagando alimentos? (PDF)
Vietnamese
- Put Your Child First Right from the Start (PDF)
- Modifying Your Child Support Order (PDF)
- Unemployed and Paying Child Support (PDF)
- Contacts/Websites for Other States
- Information on Child Support Programs for Other States
- Reciprocal Agreements - For international cases
- Administration of Children & Families
- Boston Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service
- Child Welfare Information Gateway
- Department of Transitional Assistance - DTA
- Domestic Violence Programs
- Fatherhood Initiatives
- Greater Boston Legal Services
- Hurricane Victims
- Jobs and Support
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- National Healthy Marriage Resource Center
- US Department of Health & Human Service