Child Support Enforcement Agencies 

The government agency charged with assisting the collection of child support in Illinois is the Illinois Department of Public Aid (“IDPA”).  There are additional agencies, both state and federal that can play a role in recovering delinquent child support, including the following:

1. Office of the Controller, which has the power to intercept tax refunds of deadbeat parents and apply them to the payment of delinquent child support.
2. Department of Employment Security, which tracks new hires in the state and provides employment information on deadbeat parents to the IDPA.
3. Secretary of State, which can help the IDPA to locate deadbeat parents and which can suspend the driver’s license of those who fail to pay child support.
4. Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement, which oversees enforcement of federal laws regarding child support.
5. United States Department of Revenue, which may intercept federal income tax refunds against child support.

Another good source for information is the Illinois Department of Public Aid website, www.state.il.us/dpa.

See Also:

Enforcement of Child Support 

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