Yes. Either parent may apply to the Massachusetts Department of Revenue Child Support Enforcement DOR/CSE for services to:
- Enforce and collect an existing child support order;
- Establish paternity for a child under 18 years of age;
- Get a child support order for a child under 18 years of age;
- Modify a child support order for a child under 18 years of age; and/or
- Enforce past-due support owed under a court order for child support
- If you apply for DOR/CSE services, both you and the other parent will become their “customers”.
Depending on your circumstances and the amount of information you provide, DOR may be able to help you:
- Locate the other parent;
- Establish paternity if your child was born out of wedlock (you were not married to the other parent when the child was born);
- Arrange for paternity testing for both parents and the child;
- Establish a child support order, including an order for medical insurance coverage;
- Establish and enforce a medical insurance order;
- Collect child support payments and send them to the custodial parent;
- Review your child support order for potential modification; and/or
- Enforce a child support order
- To apply directly with the Massachusetts DOR for child support services, click here.