Child Support Services of Tennessee provides services to make sure children get financial and medical support from both parents. We provide a variety of services to help children get the support they need. These services include:

• Locating a child's parent(s) to obtain support or establish paternity
• Establishing paternity of a child
• Establishing and enforcing child support orders
• Modifying child support orders
• Enforcing spousal support if child support is also involved
• Obtaining and enforcing orders for medical support

Both parents must help us reach this goal. This includes making payments on time, providing complete information, showing up for court, and updating us when information changes.

When a parent does not help provide support for children, we will take legal actions to ensure that the parent's obligations are met.  Federal law requires each state to make sure children receive financial and medical support from both parents.

In Tennessee, the Department of Human Services contracts with district attorneys, county governments, and private companies to provide child support services for residents. In the 6th, 10th, 20th, 21st, and 29th Judicial Districts, the Department contracts with Policy Studies Inc., which operates under the name of Child Support Services of Tennessee, to provide these services. Click here for a complete list of local child support offices in Tennessee.

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