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Child Support

Laws current as of August 30, 2024

How can I get child support if I don’t know where the other parent is?

If you do not know where the other parent is who should be paying child support, the Office of the Attorney General Child Support Services Division will use various methods to try to find that person. CSSD has the right to search for parents by using resources such as:

  • Department of Motor Vehicles records;
  • tax records;
  • employment records; and
  • public benefits records.1

If a parent who is responsible for paying support cannot be located in the District of Columbia, the Child Support Services Division will use other resources, including the Federal Parent Locator Service2, to try to find the person and proceed with the child support case.1

1  D.C. Child Support Services Division website
2 D.C. Code § 46-224.02

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