Department of Human Resources: Child Support Enforcement Division

This program helps families establish paternity (when necessary), obtain court orders for payment of child support, and secure compliance with child support court orders.

Many women and their children fall into poverty or deeper poverty because the father pays little or nothing for the financial support of his children. Many of these men cannot afford to pay much, but they should pay something – the entire burden should not fall on the mother. A court order forces the father to pay something or else possibly face jail

DHR can help the mother get such a court order. A woman does not have to be a client of DHR to get such help. 

All of these services are free.