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Formed on January 1, 1988, the Child Support
Enforcement
Agency (CSEA) is a Federal, State,
and local partnership charged with the
collection and enforcement of court ordered
support payments. Under
the direction of the Knox County Department
of Job and Family Services the CSEA is
administered locally. |
Legal Services
provided by the CSEA include:
● paternity establishment,
● child support and medical support order establishment,
● review and modification of child support orders,
● enforcement of established spousal support orders,
● location of non-paying obligors,
● income withholding,
● tax refund interceptions,
● consumer agency reporting of arrearages,
● garnishment procedures,
● seizure of bank accounts |
The CSEA can assist you by providing
the following services:
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Establishment of paternity
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Location of absent parents
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Establishment of child support or medical support
order
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Modification of child support orders
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Enforcement of existing child support or medical
support orders
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Federal and State income tax refund offset
submittals for the collection of child support
arrearages
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Withholding of wages and
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Unemployment compensation for the payment of court
ordered support
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Interstate collection of child support
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Collection and disbursement of payments
In order to
provide several of these services, the CSEA relies on
State and Federal enforcement resources. Through
legislation the CSEA utilizes statewide programs such as
Support Enforcement Tracking System (SETS), Financial
Institution Data Match (FIDM), driver license
revocation, professional license suspension, and pass
port revocation. The CSEA also has access to certain
independent contractors. Further, the amount of past
due support can be reported to a credit reporting agency
The CSEA makes appropriate referrals to
other government and community services.
Examples include referrals to the Job Club,
Visitation Center, Healthy Start, Early Start, Child
Care, Domestic Violence Advocacy, Community Connections,
and other area programs. |
Why is Child Support
Enforcement Important?
Child support is important to a child’s
healthy development.
Child support makes a difference in managing
food, shelter, clothing, medical, and dental expenses.
In addition, some researchers find a correlation
between consistent child support and improved school
attendance, higher grade point averages, and reduced
behavioral problems.
Children need the emotional and financial support
of both parents.
What
is Child Support?
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