How to apply for services
The State of Maryland Child Support Enforcement Administration requires all individuals requesting child support services
to make application and pay a $25.00 non-refundable fee. Former recipients of Public Assistance may be fee exempt. If you
have questions regarding the fee, please call 1-800-332-6347.
This regulation includes any child support case formerly supervised by The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE)
but now closed, or to any case closed because the custodial parent failed to cooperate in the filing or settlement of
the case. It also applies to any case received as a result of a privately obtained court order requiring payment through The
Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE).
To apply for child support services, please complete a 980 and 980A form and mail it to the Baltimore County Office of Child Support Enforcement, 170 W. Ridgely Road, Suite 200, Lutherville, MD 21093. Your check or money order should be made payable to the Maryland Child Support Account. Please indicate APPLICATION FEE on your payment. Do not send cash through the mail.
Please provide all the information requested on the application, including each person's complete name, address (including zip code), birth date, race, sex, social security number, height and weight. If you are separated or divorced from the non-custodial parent, you must provide a copy of any separation agreement and/or divorce decree. If there are any orders for custody, paternity, including affidavits of parentage, etc., you must provide a copy. If you do not have the needed information, there may be delays until it is obtained.
Our office must have a valid address for the non-custodial parent before we can proceed on your behalf. If you have a
good home or work address for the non-custodial parent, indicate this in writing on the form.
When your application has been processed, and a confirmed address for the non-custodial parent is provided, you will be
contacted regarding filing your case or enforcement of your order.
You must complete a separate form for each person from whom you want support. However, only one (1) $25.00
application fee is required.
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