Family Support Division

The Family Support Division aggressively pursues parents who have failed to pay child support.  Each year we recover approximately $2 million dollars in court orders from delinquent parents.

This approach to recovering unpaid child support ensures that parents fulfill their financial responsibilities. 

The Family Support Division also establishes paternity for children whose parents were not married at the time of the child's birth. DNA genetic testing can be used to confirm that a man is the biological father of a child. A court order is then entered legally establishing paternity and setting child support payments.

In addition, we locate and obtain child support orders against parents who live in other states. In many cases, we are able to do this even if the absent parent lives in a foreign country.

For cases in which a parent has blatantly disregarded a court order to pay child support and has left the state, or has failed to provide necessary support for a child, even though able to do so, it may be possible to issue criminal charges against the absent parent.

When arrested in another state, the absent parent can be brought back to Oakland County to stand trial on the charges. Since this is considered a tool for punishing the offender and not for the collection of funds, criminal charges are usually not considered until all other enforcement remedies have failed.

Any resident of Oakland County who is a parent or guardian and who has custody of a child is eligible for assistance from the Prosecutor's Office regardless of income.

A person does not have to be receiving any type of public assistance to qualify for our services, and no fees are charged. You simply need to sign an application for child support services. If you would like more information about obtaining child support services from the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office, please call 248-858-5620. 

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