Child Support Payment Options

Child support payments are received and processed by the New Jersey Family Support Payment Center (NJFSPC), a centralized center.

Non-custodial parents who are not paying child support through income withholding must make payments as directed by court order, whether weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, etc. Checks or money orders must include your child support case number and social security number and be made payable to the New Jersey Family Support Payment Center (NJFSPC). Mail payments to the New Jersey Family Support Payment Center at P.O. Box 4880, Trenton, NJ 08650-4880.

To help ensure that your account is credited properly, make sure to include your payment coupon with your payment as well as your case information and name on the payment. Do not send cash.

Important: The NJFSPC will not accept starter checks, counter checks or credit card checks. A starter check is one issued at the time a new checking account is opened. Your name and the check number must be pre-printed on checks. A counter check is issued by a bank and lacks personal information such as name, account number, address, etc. A credit card check is a check issued against a personal line of credit. 

ExpertPay (paying your Child Support online)

Payments are also accepted via ExpertPay at www.expertpay.com, a secure online payment application system where you can make one-time or recurring payments directly from your bank account to the NJFSPC.

In the event that you have to stop a payment, you must contact NJFSPC customer service at 1-800-559-3772 before contacting your financial institution to stop payment. If you do not contact NJFSPC, your check may bounce and you may be prevented from making future payments with personal checks.  Additional information regarding the NJFSPC can be found at www.njfspc.com. 

e-Childs Pay (paying your Child Support with a credit card)

Effective April 14, 2008, the New Jersey Family Support Payment Center (NJFSPC) will be accepting child support payments by credit card via a secured web site. The site used to accept credit cards for child support payments is www.e-childspay.com. This Web-based application accepts MasterCard, Discover and American Express ONLY. Visa cards will NOT be accepted.

Non custodial parents will be charged a $5.88 fee in addition to the fee charged by the credit card company that would equal a cash withdrawal transaction fee