Getting Started Establishing Child Support Services
Enrolling for services or receiving services from the IV-D Child Support Division does not establish an attorney-client relationship between you and the Child Support Division. The Child Support Division is not your attorney.
To enroll for services from the Child Support Division, the custodial parent must provide the following items:
- A copy of the child(ren)’s birth certificate(s). Please obtain a copy of the birth certificate(s) from the Elkhart County Health Department. This will be at your expense.
- A photograph of the non-custodial parent, if available.
- A completed Paternity Information Questionnaire, if the child is born out of wedlock and paternity has not been established through the courts.
- A completed UIFSA (Uniform Interstate Family Support Act) Questionnaire, if the non-custodial parent lives in another state.
- If the child(ren) have been legally adopted, you will need to provide a copy of the adoption decree or the name and location of the court that approved the adoption.
If court documents are requested and are not located in Elkhart County, please provide us with the name and address of the courthouse and court case number, and we may be able to obtain the documents for you.
For parties who are married but separated with no pending court action, the Child Support Division will prepare a support petition and file it with the court. Both parents then have to appear in court, during which a support and health insurance order will be entered.