Under federal law, everyone who gets TANF or medical assistance automatically gets child support services and must help the Division of Child Support (DCS) provide those services. DSHS calls this "cooperation."
Your cooperation is needed to:
- Establish paternity - help identify the father of your child or children.
- Establish child support orders - give DCS any information you have about where the other parent lives and works, and about their income and assets.
- Modify child support orders - complete paperwork and provide your income information so DCS can review your current order for needed changes.
- Enforce child support orders - give DCS any information you have about the other parent, including information about employment, vehicles, assets, and bank accounts.