Editing Child support (section)

===Court procedures===
In divorce cases, child-support payments may be determined as part of the [[divorce settlement]], along with other issues, such as alimony, custody and visitation. In other cases, there are several steps that must be undertaken to receive court-ordered child support. Some parents anticipating that they will receive child support may hire lawyers to oversee their child support cases for them; others may file their own applications in their local courthouses.

While procedures vary by jurisdiction, the process of filing a motion for court ordered child support typically has several basic steps.

# One parent, or their attorney, must file an application or complaint with the local court for the establishment of child support. The information required varies by jurisdiction, but generally collects identifying data about both parents and the child(ren) involved in the case, including their names, social security or tax identification numbers and dates of birth. Parents may also be required to furnish details relating to their marriage and divorce, if applicable, as well as documents certifying the identity and parentage of the child(ren). Local jurisdictions may charge fees for filing such applications, however, if the filing parent is receiving any sort of public assistance, these fees may be waived.<ref>[http://www.in.gov/dcs/support/client/faq.html Department of Child Services] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014024532/http://in.gov/dcs/support/client/faq.html |date=2007-10-14 }} Indiana, USA</ref><ref name="Subordinate Court of Singapore">{{cite web|title=Subordinate Courts of Singapore - Maintenance|url=https://app.subcourts.gov.sg/family/page.aspx?pageid=3771|publisher=State Courts|access-date=22 March 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010084555/http://app.subcourts.gov.sg/family/page.aspx?pageid=3771|archive-date=10 October 2013}}</ref><ref name="Applying for child support">[http://www.ird.govt.nz/childsupport/custodians/applying/applying-cs/ Applying for child support] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080507073640/http://www.ird.govt.nz/childsupport/custodians/applying/applying-cs/ |date=2008-05-07 }} New Zealand Inland Revenue</ref><ref name="Getting a maintenance order">[http://www.westerncape.gov.za/eng/directories/services/11575/17463 Getting a maintenance order] Western Cape Information Service, South Africa</ref>
# The other parent is located, and served a court summons by a local sheriff, police officer, bailiff or process server. The summons informs the other parent that they are being sued for child support. Once served, the other parent must attend a mandatory court hearing to determine if they are responsible for child-support payments.<ref name="Subordinate Court of Singapore"/><ref name="Applying for child support"/>
# In cases where parentage of a child is denied, has not been established by marriage or is not listed on the birth certificate, or where [[paternity fraud]] is suspected, courts may order or require establishment of paternity. Paternity may be established voluntarily if the father signs an [[affidavit]] or may be proven through [[DNA testing]] in contested cases. Once the identity of the father is confirmed through DNA testing, the child's birth certificate may be amended to include the father's name.<ref name="unescap.org"/><ref name="Chapter 8 - Paternity Establishment"/><ref name="Getting a maintenance order"/><ref>[http://laws.bahamas.gov.bs/statutes/statute_CHAPTER_130.html Chapter 130: Status of Children; Arrangement of Sections] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011232132/http://laws.bahamas.gov.bs/statutes/statute_CHAPTER_130.html |date=2007-10-11 }} Commonwealth of Bahamas</ref><ref>[http://www.cse.ri.gov/services/establishment_paternity.php Establishment of Paternity] Rhode Island Office of Child Support Services</ref>
# After the responsibility for child support is established and questions of paternity have been answered to the court's satisfaction, the court will notify the obligor and order that parent to make timely child support payments, fees (which may be 0, $60,<ref>[https://www.azdes.gov/main.aspx?menu=24&id=2296]$60</ref> or more) and establish any other provisions, such as medical orders. Generally the father<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.azdes.gov/main.aspx?menu=24&id=2296|title=Fees for Services - Arizona Department of Economic Security|website=www.azdes.gov|access-date=16 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Integrated Child Support Services A Division of the South Carolina Department of Social Services Frequently Asked Questions|url=http://www.state.sc.us/dss/csed/faqs.htm|work=state.sc.us|publisher=South Carolina Department of Social Services|access-date=22 March 2014}}</ref> will be required to pay for genetic testing.