The ILSDU processes child support checks received from employers and non-custodial parents and disburses the funds via check, direct deposit or debit card to the receiving families. Once the CP/obligee starts receiving the child support money, the Social Security office should be notified. If you have state-specific questions, please call your State Subsidy Contact Person or the NACAC Subsidy Representative (listed above) for more information. If the request contains sufficient information to identify the account, such documents will be furnished no later than 30 calendar days after the date of the Departments receipt of the request for documents. If the CP/obligee thinks that the child is entitled to more than an equal share, the CP/obligee has the right to get a lawyer and ask the judge for a larger share of the child support payment. It allows users to print forms, get answers to frequently asked questions, view payments history and more. They may lose cash assistance for their child(ren) also, but the child(ren)s medical benefits will continue. Your payment may take up to seven business days to be posted to your child support account. If you do not have an active child support case with the department and would like one, a customer service representative will be able to answer your questions and take your application. Note: You do not need to be a Department of Human Services client to receive child support services. Custodial parents/obligee who receive TANF should contact their Department of Human Services (DHS) caseworker if: The mother got pregnant because of rape or incest; Someone is working with them to decide if they should continue to be the caretaker for their child(ren); They are afraid because they and/or their child(ren) have been or may become victims of domestic violence involving the NCP/obligor. Custodial parents/obligees who receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) are automatically provided with child support services; CPs/obligees who receive Medical assistance from the Department of Human Services (DHS) are automatically offered child support services but must complete and return the client questionnaire to establish a child support case. They also must NOT have any involvement with the Illinois Department of Healthcare & Family Services. It is not necessary to request a reconsideration before an action is filed in state court. The parent must still make future payments. - a one-time registration fee of $2.50 is charged In Illinois, a child is legally emancipated at the age of 18 years. This check is for a time period that the family did not receive TANF cash. DCSS will choose the best and quickest method for the case. If the Department receives the NCP/obligors federal tax refund and past-due support had been temporarily assigned to the Department while the CP/obligee received TANF, it will be retained by the Department to pay back the state for TANF cash assistance already paid to the CP/obligee.If there is any federal tax money left after all cash assistance has been paid back to the state, it will be sent to the CP/obligee for any past-due support owed. To Apply for Services. We also offer video conferencing appointments, contact customer service for more information at 800.447.4278. If you wish to change your name, you must mail or fax a written request that includes your previous name and your new name along with legal documentation of your name change. If a former TANF recipient requests an account review for support due and not received for a period of more than one month prior to the request, an account review decision will be issued no later than 75 calendar days after the date the Department received the request. Staff at the testing facility may ask that a consent form be signed giving them permission to perform the test and send the results to DCSS. The paying parent must make their regular ordered child support payments for 6 months. A simple swab of the inside of a persons mouth is all that is needed. The Circuit Clerk keeps a record of every payment made for Child Support. IDES shares this information via data match with DCSS. It is, however, very important that CP/obligees contact DCSS personally when new information concerning the NCP/obligor's employment status and/or address becomes known. DCSS learns that further action is inadvisable or legally impossible; DCSS is not able to contact the CP/obligee over a 30 calendar day period. 1-800-843-6154 There is a fee of $6.00 to print a Child Support History. Carol Stream, IL 60197-5400. . DCSS will refer cases to the U.S. State Department, which will automatically deny passport requests from parents who owe more than $2500 in unpaid child support. If the obligor files for unemployment insurance benefits (UIB) in Illinois, the Department of Healthcare and family services can have child support payments deducted from those benefits. 15,926 Click Here for Details Watch Comptroller Mendoza's Latest Updates Play Video Comptroller Mendoza's Message on MAP Grants PayPal Convenience Fee - a 2.95% convenience fee is charged to all If the CP/obligee has a non-assistance case and misses an appointment and/or does not cooperate during the process, the case may be closed. This check is for child support collected for you as a non-TANF ornon-AFDCsupport case. After the child support order has been established, an Income Withholding for Support will be served on the NCP/obligors employer. This is explained in more detail in the section titled If the custodial parent/obligee is receiving TANF cash assistance, will child support payments be received?. Custodial parents/obligees who receive TANF are automatically provided child support services; CPs who receive medical assistance benefits are automatically offered child support services, but must complete and return the client questionnaire to establish a child support case. To find out how to receive child support disbursements or to get help on other Child Support Enforcement Services, you can call the Child Support Help Line at 800-447-4278 or visit the Illinois Child Support Enforcement web site at https://www.illinois.gov/hfs/childsupport How long will it take to get my disbursement? Please turn on JavaScript and try again. Before the Department takes any of the actions above, a letter must be sent to the NCP/obligor to notify him/her of the DCSS intentions. The Child Support Appointment Notice will provide the date, time, and location for an interview and the information/documents the CP/obligee needs to bring to the interview. Fathers may be required to pay for genetic testing. ALL REGIONAL OFFICES ARE NOW OPEN FOR IN-PERSON ASSISTANCE ON MONDAY, TUESDAY, AND THURSDAY FROM 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM. Woodstock, IL 60098-2637. The CP/obligee will receive all of the child support payments. Any discussions between parents and the Department's attorneys are not considered confidential or privileged under Illinois law. All information is required. The incomes of both parents are combined and the number of children the parents share are identified. UIFSA enables other states to directly serve their orders on the NCP/obligors employer in Illinois as well as enables Illinois to serve an Illinois order to employers directly in other states that have adopted UIFSA. Does the CP/obligee expect that the NCP will continue to pay child support regularly? Genetic testing can be ordered by DCSS only if both the mother and alleged father sign an Agreement to Be Bound By the Results of Genetic Testing. When there is a match with the NCP/obligor in the DCSS computer system, an Income Withholding for Support will automatically be sent to the NCP/obligors new employer. Taking this precautionmay slow down the receipt of dependent healthcare paper work, but the family is protected. made with a credit card, with a maximum convenience fee of $60.00. According to state law, DCSS may establish legal paternity and/or child support rather than going through the court process. The ILSDU is the payment processing center for Illinois child support payments. Note: If a CP/obligee has any problems with the way the Social Security Administration budgets their childs support payments, the CP/obligee may contact the nearest legal assistance office. This check represents a child support payment which you requested be earmarked for the needs of a specified child or set of children. Due to the volume of checks processed by the SDU, you MUST follow the guidelines below to insure proper credit to your account: Illinois State Disbursement Unit If a Child Support recipient receives Public Aid, ONLY the Illinois Department of Healthcare & Family Services can change the address to which your Child Support check is sent. 1-866-324-5553 TTY, 2020 Illinois Department of Human Services. We also offer video conferencing appointments, contact customer service for more information at 800.447.4278. You may also mail a written request for your Child Support History. Current and Past Excess Support If DCSS collects more in child support in a month than the CP/obligee was paid in TANF cash assistance plus a pass through payment, the CP/obligee will be sent the difference up to the total ordered current child support obligation for that month. Current support and any past due amount owed to the CP/obligee will be disbursed directly by the SDU. Once registered, you can make your child support payment using Visa, MasterCard or Discover. For Illinois cases, a convenience fee is . Last 4 digits of your Social Security Number: Your Date of birth MM/DD/YYYY: PIN: The safety of the CP/obligee and that of the child(ren) is the Departments main concern. Please call 1-800-447-4278, between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Fridays or 9 a.m. until noon on Saturdays (except state holidays). This is called Past Excess Child Support. Payments of $500.01 or more - a Percentage Rate of 2.95 %. Child Support Payable to the Circuit Court. If the CP/obligee wishes to continue child support services,DCSS staff will code the case with a Family Violence indicator (FVI) so that all staff will be aware of the situation and take extra precautions to protect personal information. However, as of June 1, 2003, Illinois law allows the Department to extend current child support until the child graduates from high school or attains the age of 19, whichever comes first. Order number or other identifying number); TANF case number if the CP/obligee received TANF or Medical Assistance; and, One or both parents' Social Security number. The CP/obligee will receive a copy of the notice when it is sent to the employer. Do not budget this income in determining eligibility or amount of assistance. Genetic testing is very accurate. This may result in a delay in the disbursement to the custodial parent of any money collected for past-due child support. To access your specific case information, you will need your Social Security number and the date of birth of a child in the case. DCSS does have agreements with all of the states, some countries, and some tribal child support programs in order to help each other. Persons scheduled for genetic testing should bring: A copy of the Administrative Order for Genetic Testing (issued by DCSS) or the Court Order for Paternity Testing (ordered by the judge); and. Parents maybe asked to read and sign a Disclosure Statement Regarding Legal Representation. DCSS may also change existing administrative support orders. Privacy Policy | Website Design by Granicus - Connecting People and Government. SSI Earmarking is for a child who has a disability and receives Supplemental Security Income (SSI). a 2.95% convenience fee is charged to all payments For more information on the Illinois Attorney General's Office, go to www.ag.state.il.us .If you meet the above guidelines for Child Support collection assistance from the McHenry County State's Attorney's Office, please call (815) 334-4027 for more information. is in addition to the child support payment amount and any transaction or These records reflect both the date and the amount of the payment. Changes to existing orders are processed quickly. The Division of Child Support Enforcement (DCSE) must distribute any support money collected. When results are received, the mother and the alleged father will be notified. If the NCP/obligor files for unemployment insurance benefits in another state, some states allow other states to serve an Income Withholding for Support directly on the agencies that administer those benefits. Only one pass through payment is issued per month even if the CP/obligee has more than one NCP/obligee paying child support. Accounts Payable includes what is currently at the Illinois Office of Comptroller and the estimated $325 million with state agencies. DCSS will attempt to contact the CP/obligee by letter 60 calendar days before discontinuing child support services. If the agency submitting a voucher for payment to be made by the IOC has flagged it as confidential, the text will not display the same amount of information as other payments. Federal law requires that states offer and provide child support services (IV-D services) to, Legally establish paternity (the childs father) if the parents are, Change the amount of a child support order (also known as, et or modify (change) a custody or parenting time (visitation) order; or, www.illinois.gov/hfs/ChildSupport/parents/, If the parents are not married or in a civil union when their child is born, hospital staff will give them a Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity, If there is cause for concern of family violence, contact the Department of Human Services caseworker or the DCSS Regional Office for help.