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Child Support
Child Support
Michigan Child Support
Are you ready to embrace structured child support? You can benefit from enrolling in child support services.
Child Support: the basics
If you're new to child support, the complexities of the program can seem overwhelming. This short video provides an overview of how the system works. Please note that in Michigan your local office, as mentioned in the video, is your local Friend of the Court office. Click here for the Spanish version.
Michigan's Child Support Program
Children need emotional and financial support from their parents. Even when a child's parents do not live together, it is important that everyone works together to support and be a part of their child's life.
Regular payment of child and medical support provides:
- Decreased conflict between parents.
- Increased involvement of all parents.
- Increased chance of children reaching their full potential.
We help parents establish a financial partnership to support their child(ren).
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This website is supported by Grant Number 2501MISCSS from the Office of Child Support Services within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of Child Support Services.