APPLYING FOR CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES

To apply for child support services, contact any one of your local county offices.

You can get an application at your county’s Board of Social Services (or Welfare office) or Family Court.  Information and applications are also available by calling 1-877NJKIDS1.  There is a one-time, $6 fee to apply for full child support services.  (If you receive public assistance, there is no fee.)

You can also request partial child support services, such as:

• Location Only
  
  
• Paternity Only
  
  
• Medical Support Only
  
  
• Monitoring Only

There is a $6 fee to apply for any one or all of the first three services.  Monitoring Only costs $25 a year.  Full Child Support Services include all the above.

You can also download or print the Child Support Application form from this site. Once completed please bring it in to your local Family Division.

http://www.njchildsupport.org/pdfs/njcsform.pdf