The Everett Child Support office is now reopened to the public. The fire damage is repaired and office hours are Monday- Friday, 8am-5pm.
All Division of Child Support offices are open to the public. Customers are no longer required to wear a mask while indoors, but are asked to affirm whether or not they are experiencing any COVID-like symptoms. Maintaining social distancing is still in place. DCS staff, while serving clients in congregate settings, will continue wearing masks.
Payments in Child Support offices are suspended. Although our offices are now open, offices will continue to not accept child support payments. See our Paying Child Support page for information on how to make a payment. We are always happy to assist you by phone at 800-442-KIDS (5437). You also can send an email to DCS-CRU@dshs.wa.gov. We will respond within the next business day.
Washington is now a mandatory reporting state for Insurance Claims. Click here to see what claims insurers will need to report to the Division of Child Support.
Do you know about the Child Tax Credit? As part of the American Rescue Plan, this credit can provide monthly payments of $250-300 per month for each child to help make ends meet. The Division of Child Support is committed to our administration’s goal to cut poverty in half by 2025. The Child Tax Credit can help. Find out more at childtaxcredit.gov.
Are you curious about how the current COVID-19 relief package will impact your child support? The IRS will not be sending any of the second or third rounds of Economic Impact (i.e. Stimulus) Payments, authorized by the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, to DCS.
On Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, the Division of Child Support implemented a new law to abate, or temporarily reduce, child support orders for parents who are incarcerated or sentenced to at least six months. If you’d like to learn more about this law, or to see if it applies to you, see abatement FAQs here.
Thank you for your patience as we continue to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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